2015 Exhibits

Nathalie miebach

October 26 – December 13, 2015

Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery

Nathalie Miebach’s work focuses on the intersection of art and science and the visual articulation of scientific observations. Using the methodologies and processes of both disciplines, she translates scientific data related to astronomy, ecology and meteorology into woven sculptures. Her method of translation is principally that of weaving – in particular basket weaving – as it provides her with a simple yet highly effective grid through which to interpret data in three-dimensional space. By staying true to the numbers, these woven pieces tread an uneasy divide between functioning both as sculptures in space as well as instruments that could be used in the actual environment from which the data originates.

Her recent TED talk, delivered in 2011, can be viewed online by clicking here.

Not Ready to Make nice: Guerrilla girls in the artworld and beyond

September 3 – December 13, 2015

Peeler Art Center, University Gallery
(Lower Level)

Not Ready to Make Nice, a major presentation of the Guerrilla Girls, illuminates and contextualizes the important historical and ongoing work of these highly original, provocative and influential artists who champion feminism and social change. Focusing primarily on recent work from the past decade, the exhibition features rarely shown international projects that trace the collective’s artistic and activist influence around the globe.  In addition, a selection of iconic work from the 80’s and 90’s illustrates the formative development of the group’s philosophy and conceptual approach to arts activism. The exhibition is further punctuated by documentary material including ephemera from famous actions, behind-the-scenes photos and secret anecdotes that reveal the Guerrilla Girls’ process and the events that drive their incisive institutional interventions. Visitors can peruse the artists’ favorite “love letters and hate mail,” and are invited to contribute their own voices to multiple interactive installations. This multimedia, expansive exhibition illustrates that the work of the anonymous, feminist-activist Guerrilla Girls is as vital and revolutionary as ever.

Not Ready to Make Nice is curated by Neysa Page-Lieberman, director and curator of the Department of Exhibitions, Performance and Student Spaces, and adjunct faculty member in Visual Arts Management at Columbia College Chicago.

THE QUEST FOR THE MAN ON THE WHITE DONKEY

September 3 – November 26, 2015

Peeler Art Center, University Gallery
(Upper Level)

Inspired by the Orthodox Jewish tradition of the Messiah (the Prophet) who will arrive riding on a white donkey, this 10-year photographic project features portraits and landscapes made in Israel. This project is the result of Yaakov Israel’s search for a deeper understanding of his country and an attempt to relay his personal experiences on the Israeli reality with a broader sense of belonging to the global human collective.

Curated by Director & Senior Curator Mark Sloan, the exhibition consists of 42 images, printed in various sizes. Though his work has been shown widely in exhibitions throughout Europe, this will be Yaakov Israel’s first exhibition in the US.
 
A book documenting the project has been published by Schilt Publishing (Amsterdam) in 2012.

mediation

August 26 – October 14, 2015

Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery

New Media Artist Claudia Esslinger with Physicist Tom Giblin present a body of work that questions perceptions that are influenced by omnipresent media.

From programmed “smart glass” to hacked and layered LED Screens, these pieces provide poetic interpretations of natural wonders, as filtered by technology.

CAPTURING FAME: PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRINTS BY ANDY WARHOL

JUNE 2 – JULY 28, 2015

Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (lower level)

From 1970 to 1987 Warhol took scores of Polaroid and black-and-white photographs, the vast majority of which have never been seen by the public. These images often served as the basis for his commissioned portraits, silkscreened paintings, drawings, and prints. While the Polaroid portraits reveal Warhol’s profound and frank engagement with the personality in front of his lens, the gelatin silver prints point to his extraordinary compositional skill, his eye for detail, and his compulsive desire to document the world around him. Taken together, these photographs survey the scope of Warhol’s aesthetic interests and demonstrate the reach of his curious, far-roaming eye.

Capturing Fame: Photographs and Prints by Andy Warhol was made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Additional support for conservation matting and framing was provided by Robert N. Davies '58 in memory and honor of Mary Ellen Guyer Davies.

Senior Art Exhibition

April 17 - May 16, 2015

Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery

An annual exhibition featuring the work of graduating senior studio art majors.

Lucy+Jorge Orta: Food-Water-Life

February 6 - May 10, 2015

Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (lower and upper levels)

The work of Lucy+Jorge Orta explores major concerns that define the 21st century: biodiversity, environment, and climate change and communication. At the same time, their work embodies the philosophy that steers their pioneering art practice, 'the ethics of aesthetics.' This exhibition will explore how the artists' unique visual language tackles the global issues at stake that are affecting our lives. As their artwork communicates widely to audiences beyond the field of contemporary art, it demonstrates the importance of art as a creative agent for awareness and change. This will be the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of Lucy+Jorge Orta available to American museums.

Provided with support from Arts Illiana; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional funding provided by: The Department of Conflict Studies, The Douglas I. and Ann U. Smith Endowed Fund for Ethics, and the Public Occasions Committee.

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JOHN BERRY

March 10 – April 5, 2015

Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery

IMAGE LOADING is a collection of new paintings that explore how we involve ourselves in myth-making.  John Berry's paintings resist vanishing-point perspective, realistic light, and gravity in order to emphasize alternative, non-empirical ways of framing experience.

ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION

January 28 – March 2, 2015

Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery

The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition features works created by current DePauw students enrolled in studio art courses.  This year's exhibition will be juried by Betsy Stirratt, Director, Grunwald Gallery of Art at Indiana University.