TRACE(s)

September 23, 2020

Antonio McAfee, The Gem, 2019, Pigment print, 42 x 57 3/4in., Edition: 1 of 5 + A.P., Courtesy of the artist

The Kreeger Museum is pleased to present TRACE(s), an exhibition featuring regional artists Billy Friebele, Roxanna Alger Geffen, Rania Hassan, Sebastian Martorana, Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Antonio McAfee, Brandon Morse, and Johab Silva. Guest curated by Sarah Tanguy, the show explores how the past evokes shifting memories while suggesting new and present narratives. Rich in representation and abstraction, TRACE(s) encompasses painting, photography, mixed media, sculpture, sound, and video, and includes several site-responsive installations. As the artists dialogue with their source materials, they mine the many meanings of “trace” as noun and verb, and engage the themes of displacement, connectivity and transformation. Variously inspired by personal and cultural history, the natural and built environments, and the human condition, they offer an impassioned take on the issues of the day and suggest possible futures to come. 

Objects from the Studio: The Sculptor’s Process

 

Opening April 2021

Foon Sham, Sketch C for Revolve, 2008, Pencil on tracing paper

This exhibition brings together maquettes, sketches, and other objects from sculptors’ studios to explore how outdoor sculptures are made, focusing on works from The Kreeger Museum’s Sculpture Garden. The show offers insight into the artistic process, from preliminary drawings to handcrafted models. Artists include Kendall Buster, Richard Deutsch, John L. Dreyfuss, Carol Brown Goldberg, Dalya Luttwak, and Foon Sham.

Curated by Danielle O'Steen