Montserrat College of Art Galleries Presents A Debt to Pleasure
Montserrat College of Art Galleries presents A Debt to Pleasure an exhibition on view through April 2, 2011.
Inspired by the visual and symbolic richness of the painting practices of the distant past, the artists in A Debt to Pleasure integrate the sensual and the sinister to question ‘meaning making’ in contemporary art. Featuring Julie Heffernan, David Ording, Shelley Reed, Erik Thor Sandberg, and Anne Siems.
Erik Thor Sandberg, Alterations, 2010, oil on panel, Conner Contemporary
Beyond their flawlessly rendered surfaces, the paintings in A Debt to Pleasure integrate the sensual and the sinister, the vulgar and the mysterious. Each artist explicitly references stylistic techniques and aesthetics of the past to create a provocative body of work that explores meaning making in painting. In a decidedly postmodern manifestation, allegorical realism is employed to investigate symbolism in contemporary art, dissemination of cultural history and the continued obsession with ‘everything new’.
Montserrat College of Art Gallery presents innovative exhibitions of contemporary art that feature regional, national and international artists ranging from emerging to established. It’s core mission is to cultivate learning, celebrate artistic excellence, and to inspire a lifelong involvement in art and design. mission is to cultivate learning, celebrate artistic excellence, and to inspire a lifelong involvement in art and design.
Montserrat College of Art Galleries
23 Essex Street
Beverly, MA 01915
www.montserrat.edu
gallery@montserrat.edu
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