Past Exhibitions in Ketchum 2011

    Thin Ice: Journeys in Polar Regions
    Dec 9, 2011-Feb 11, 2012

    The earth’s Polar Regions have long exerted a strong pull on the human imagination. The names of early 20th-century explorers like Robert Peary, Robert Scott, Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton evoke heroic tales of men willing to sacrifice everything to be among the first human beings to reach the North and South Poles and to expand our scientific understanding of the Arctic and Antarctica.

    One hundred years later, scientists, explorers and tourists continue to visit the Polar Regions. They face the same extremes in weather and isolation, but travel with an urgency quite different from the competition that drove their predecessors. Many contemporary travelers hope to visit these parts of the planet in order to see firsthand landscapes and wildlife that are increasingly threatened.

    The fragility of polar ecosystems seems to mirror their beauty. Those who have visited speak of the quality of the light, of the striking variations of color in the ice, of watching the aurora and of the magic of seeing animals like seals, penguins, whales and polar bears in their natural habitats.

    This multidisciplinary project examines the role the Polar Regions play in our understanding of our world through the lens of travels and expeditions.

    Participating Artists:
    Subhankar Banerjee
    Kim Baranowski
    Anna McKee
    Iris Häussler
    Rachel Hazell
    Mark Thompson
    Herbert Ponting
    Donald MacMillan

    Awkward Stage: Adolescence and Identity
    October 7 – December 2, 2011

    The teenage years have always been a time for pushing boundaries, rebelling against authority, and defying the status quo. While adults often dismiss teenage trends as mere fads, adolescents are key players in shaping contemporary culture, from fashion to film and music. Transitioning from childhood to adulthood, teenagers struggle to gain independence. This push for freedom means that the teenage years are also a critical time for creative self-expression. This multidisciplinary project explores what it means to be a teenager in the 21st century, and how teens define and differentiate themselves through their choices in clothing, hair, music, and technology. How are teenagers today different from those who came of age before i-pods, texting and unprecedented highs in teen buying power? What remains the same?

    The exhibition in Ketchum looks at teen culture through the lens of surface and identity.

    Participating Artists
    Pamela DeTuncq
    Percy Fortini-Wright
    Jona Frank
    Lauren Greenfield
    Matthew Hayes
    Miguel Farias
    Allison Reilly
    Richard Ross and Leela Cyd Ross
    Lauren Marie Taylor
    Teen Photo ProjectCongratulations to People’s Choice Winner Brady Delgadillo and Grand Prize Winner Mia Hartman!

    The Literal Line: Minimalism Then and Now
    August 5 – September 30, 2011

    This exceptional group of paintings, works on paper and sculptural objects by artists working at the forefront of the Minimalist movement in the 1960s and 1970s, displayed alongside artwork by four contemporary artists, provides a foundation for a look at the movement that continues to influence artists into the 21st century. The exhibition explores the tendency to create work that is literally about surface and line, about materials and their properties rather than about expression or illusionism. These artists continued Modernism’s inclination to reduce the artwork down to its most basic elements. That tendency continues today in different formats and with new and varied intentions.
    Participating Artists:
    Agnes Martin
    Carl Andre
    Fred Sandback
    Sol LeWitt
    Jo Baer
    Wes Mills
    Ruth Laskey
    Brice Marden
    Richard Tuttle

    Geared: The Culture of Bicycles
    May 28-July 28, 2011

    For people of all ages and in all parts of the world, bicycles mean freedom. Kids experience their first moments of independence on bikes—those wheels allow them to explore their neighborhoods and beyond. People around the world use bicycles to get to school and work quickly and cheaply. In the early 20th century, bicycles came to epitomize the New Woman.

    Bicycles offer a different kind of freedom to recreational riders; this is particularly true in the Wood River Valley. From early spring through late fall, cyclists are a constant on the bike path, Highway 75, and back country trails. Cars and buses bear racks loaded with mountain bikes and road bikes. We ride primarily for exercise and for pleasure, finding camaraderie on long rides on winding single track or hilly roads. For many residents of the valley, bikes are also an important means of transportation. In other parts of the world, riders use bikes strictly for transport – not recreation. Beyond getting workers to jobs and students to school, bicycles can be transformed into portable shops or services.

    Through this multidisciplinary project, The Center celebrates the bicycle in all its forms and uses – as a means of transportation, a vehicle for recreation, and also a site for innovation in design and engineering – a place where craft and industry intersect.

    Visual Arts, Ketchum
    An exhibition in Ketchum features work by contemporary artists exploring bicycles as aesthetic objects, economic tools and essential means of transport. It also includes a selection of custom and historic bicycles – bikes made using the finest design, craftsmanship and materials.

    Artists
    Lisa Anne Auerbach
    Margarita Cabrera
    Dzine
    Katina Huston
    Dinh Q. Lê

    Bike Makers
    Ahearne Cycles
    Hufnagel Cycles
    Schwinn

     

    Exhibitions in Ketchum