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Of People and Places Wednesday, September 24 - Sunday, December 14
Sheron Rupp: Dialogue With a Collection Thursday, February 5 - Sunday, March 29
Miroslaw Balka: Lightworks Friday, February 6 - Sunday, March 29
Massachusetts Review 50th Anniversary Friday, April 17 - Saturday, May 23, 2009
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Gowanus,2004, nautical tow line and shoelaces, installed at the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Jace Kgancarz. | Sheila Pepe Mind the gap Saturday, February 5 - Friday, May 13, 2005 (Closed March 12 - 20 for Spring Recess), 2005
Responding to the architectural idiosyncrasies of the space in which she works, Pepe creates site-specific installations that are a blend of sculptural and graphic elements. The artist entwines materials such as shoelaces or yarn -- in this case, nautical tow-line -- into networks that span the room while allowing for a visitor's comfortable passage. Contrary to what might be thought, it is the systematic precision of her handcraft that makes for a seemingly random accretion of solid forms, the shadows of which contribute to an atmosphere of perceptual play.
Sheila Pepe was born in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1959, and lives and works in New York. The artist has had recent exhibitions at the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida (2004); the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, California (2003); and The Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (2002). Her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions including The Photogenic, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2002); Verging on Real, Wave Hill, Bronx, New York (2001); and Greater New York, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York (2000). Pepe is represented by Susan Inglett, New York and Bernard Toale, Boston.
An illustrated catalogue will be published by the University Gallery and will be available for purchase during the spring semester. The catalogue will include edited conversations between Ms. Pepe and Judy Pfaff, an artist whose site-specific installation Boa was presented at the University Gallery in 1982 and who was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2004.
VISITOR INFORMATION
The University Gallery, located on the lower level of the Fine Arts Center on President's Drive, is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 11 am to 4:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 pm. The Gallery is also open during evening performances at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. Parking is available on Haigis Mall, In front of the FAC, and across the street at the Robsham Visitors Center. Accessible parking is located on the North (pond) side of the FAC, just up the sidewalk from the Gallery. The University Gallery is closed Mondays, holidays, and March 12 - 20 for Spring Recess. |
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Sheila Pepe: Mind the gap Opening Reception Friday, February 4, 2005 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Please join us in celebrating with the artist Sheila Pepe, the opening of the installation Mind the gap. This event is free and open to the public.
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Sheila Pepe Gallery Talk Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:00 pm University Gallery
This event is free and all are welcome to attend. |
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Sheila Pepe Mind the Gap
Texts by Helaine Posner, Jenn Joy, Sheila Pepe, and Judy Pfaff 6 x 8 inches; 48 pgs; 6 illus., 2005, $10
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