The 2005 DeCordova Annual Exhibition

Joyce and Edward Linde Gallery, James and Audrey Foster Galleries, Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Media Space Gallery, Grand Staircase, Arcade Gallery, Fourth Floor Hallway Gallery

April 30 – July 31, 2005

Opening Reception: Friday, May 6, 6 – 9 pm

Each summer DeCordova presents its eagerly awaited Annual Exhibition, an exciting round-up of regional talent in the visual arts. This show focuses on the quality and diversity of contemporary art created in the six New England states rather than emphasizing any over-arching themes based on media, content, or subject. This year, we are presenting the exhibition one month earlier than usual.

The 2005 Annual Exhibition includes work by artists who create paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, installations, and computer-assisted media. Their concerns are wide-ranging, reflecting the continued plurality of contemporary art, and include formal and cosmic abstract imagery, the deconstruction of domestic objects and environments, feminism within Islam, the meeting points of sculpture/architecture/landscape, and the ridiculous ubiquity of PowerPoint™ presentations.

The 2005 DeCordova Annual Exhibition is organized by Director of Curatorial Affairs Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Curator Nick Capasso, Curator of New Media George Fifield, and Curatorial Fellow Alexandra Novina.

The following ten artists from four states have been invited to participate:

Jean Blackburn sculpture Barrington, RI
Lalla A. Essaydi photography Boston, MA
Milan Klic sculpture Brookline, MA
Michael Lewy new media/PowerPoint™ Jamaica Plain, MA
Sally Moore sculpture Jamaica Plain, MA
Laurie Sloan printmaking Storrs, CT
Barbara Takenaga painting Williamstown, MA
Nao Tomii painting/sculpture/installation Boston, MA
Nadya Volicer installation Marion, MA
Mark Wethli painting/installation Brunswick, ME Read more about Mark Wethli

Programs

Gallery Talks: Meet the Artists

Third Floor Lobby

Saturdays @ 3 pm

Free with Museum admission

The act of creating artwork can be just as exciting as looking at the final product. Meet New England and regional artists to discuss their work on view at DeCordova in the current exhibitions.

April 30	Lalla A. Essaydi
May 7	Milan Klic and Mark Wethli
May 14	Sally Moore
May 21	Laurie Sloan
June 4	Nadya Volicer
June 11	Jean Blackburn
June 18	Michael Lewy