Spring Exhibitions Virtual Reception
Join AAC Acting Executive Director Blair Murphy and AAC’s spring 2021 exhibiting artists to celebrate the opening of Stretched and Ryan McCoy: From an Abyss. This Zoom event will feature an introduction to the exhibitions via photos and videos, as well as a Q & A with Murphy, the artists from Stretched, and AAC Resident Artist Ryan McCoy. Both exhibitions are on view at AAC and can be seen in person during AAC’s regular gallery hours, Wed – Sat, 12pm-5pm. The reception is free but registration is required. Please register here to attend.
Stretched
On View: March 27 – June 5
Stretched Artists:
Amna Asghar, Rushern Baker IV, Erick Antonio Benitez, Mark Joshua Epstein, Saskia Fleishman, Jen Noone, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Madeline A. Stratton, and Rives Wiley
Stretched presents an expanded perspective on contemporary painting, featuring nine artists whose work is rooted in but transcends the medium. Ranging from work on canvas to large-scale installation, the exhibition emphasizes the expansive and multi-faceted approach taken by contemporary artists who work with paint as part of their practice. These diverse approaches include incorporating unconventional materials and techniques into their work and expanding beyond the canvas into three-dimensional objects and installations. More information.
Ryan McCoy: From an Abyss
On View: March 27 – June 5
From an Abyss is artist Ryan McCoy’s response to the experience of living in America during the Covid-19 pandemic. Executed from just before the pandemic’s outset to the present moment, From an Abyss is McCoy’s visualization of the country’s staggering death toll, the emotional and psychological effects of sustained isolation and the repeated attacks on truth, facts and American democracy. Working in an abstract visual language, From an Abyss is McCoy’s response to a dark chapter in America’s history through stark abstract compositions, poetic gestures and canvases heavy with the weight of material accumulation. More information.
