The buzz for the Aracadia Works on Paper show is always big in Philadelphia, often including surprising and exciting choices in the mix. This is one of those old-fashioned shows that juries from the real art work, not from secondary images, and that approach has stood the show in good stead, resulting in a staunch regionalism that transcends narrowness. It’s an artist’s artist kind of show.
Three and a half years since the previous one in Spring 2006, this year’s event opens soon–Nov. 18 – Dec. 21. And let’s cut to the chase–here’s who was selected by MIT list Visual Center Curator João Ribas (formerly, curator, The Drawing Center, New York):
Leah Bailis
Andrea Beizer
Gabriel Boyce
Bruce Campbell
John Costanza
Michael Davis Carter
Hannah Heffner
Pernot Hudson
James Johnson
Sebastien Leclercq
Gabriel Martinez
Kristina Martino
Erika Mayer
Quentin Morris
Preston Link
Matt Neff
Robert T. Pannell
Mia Rosenthal
Fay Stanford
Mark Stockton
Judith Taylor
Dino Vasquez
Info about the opening:
Wednesday Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m.
Lecture by exhibition juror Joao Ribas: “Freedom as Art”
Stiteler Auditorium, Murphy Hall
Opening reception in the art gallery immediately following.
