The 2002 DeCordova Annual Exhibition
Joyce and Edward Linde Gallery, James and Audrey Foster Galleries, 4th Floor Hallway Gallery
June 8 – September 1, 2002
Opening Reception: June 13, 2002, 6 – 9 pm
Domingo Barreres, Boy Impostor, 2002, 86" x 73½", mixed media on canvas, Lent by the Artist; Courtesy Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
One of the highlights of the New England summer art scene, The 2002 DeCordova Annual Exhibition opens at DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park on June 8 and is on view until September 1, 2002. Organized by Director of Curatorial Affairs Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Curator Nick Capasso, Curator of New Media George Fifield, and Curatorial Fellow Jennifer Uhrhane, The 2002 DeCordova Annual Exhibition brings together some of the region's most outstanding visual art talents.
Since 1989 DeCordova has celebrated summer with this popular exhibition series, the purpose of which has always been to showcase the diversity and quality of art of emerging, mid-career, and established artists and artist-teams in the six New England states. This year, nine artists work in a range of media, including collage, installation, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood reliefs. Within these categories, the artists use a variety of techniques (hole punches, plastic cameras, or power tools) and materials (ice, tar, or X-ray film) to create quite unique results.
A wide range of subjects is explored in The 2002 DeCordova Annual Exhibition. Among them are landscape and architecture; art history; personal or family histories; role reversal; humor and visual contradictions; narratives and dreams; and fantasy and reality. There is no dominant theme to the Annual, but some connections do become apparent: meticulous attention to detail, the importance of the creation process itself, and the blending of media definitions by the artists—raising questions, for example, about whether a work is a painting or a sculpture.
The 2002 DeCordova Annual Exhibition participating artists are:
(Click on name or image for artist statement)
| Domingo Barreres Boston, MA |
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| Bremner Benedict Newton, MA |
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| Cynthia Consentino Northampton, MA |
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| Judy Haberl Newtonville, MA |
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| Mario Kon Boston, MA |
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| Michael Oatman Montpelier, VT |
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| Scott Peterman Hollis, ME |
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| Kenneth Speiser Providence, RI |
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| Annee Spileos Scott Randolph, MA |
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