A sculptor who works with unlikely materials, ranging from rebar to sequins to milk, Heather Lyon’s (b. 1975) most recent work includes task-based performance videos, which question interpersonal relationships and the ways we negotiate longing, loss, desire, power and vulnerability. MILK was created during a residency at Pinea Linea de Costa in the southern coastal town of Rota,
Find out more »You begin with the possibilities of the material. –Robert Rauschenberg The question of how and why an artist uses materials has long been a topic of consideration in art history. Today, many artists are looking to this question and seeking to find a balance between what they use to make work and the concepts
Find out more »You begin with the possibilities of the material. –Robert Rauschenberg The question of how and why an artist uses materials has long been a topic of consideration in art history. Today, many artists are looking to this question and seeking to find a balance between what they use to make work and the concepts
Find out more »You begin with the possibilities of the material. –Robert Rauschenberg The question of how and why an artist uses materials has long been a topic of consideration in art history. Today, many artists are looking to this question and seeking to find a balance between what they use to make work and the concepts
Find out more »Sunday, January 7, 2 pm, Farnsworth auditorium | Snow date - Monday, January 8, 2pm $30 Farnsworth and CMCA members; $36 Non-members - Full Series $10 Farnsworth and CMCA members; $12 Non-members - Per Session CMCA and the Farnsworth Art Museum are co-presenting "Art for Us," a four-part discussion series led by Museum Educator Roger Dell during the month of January
Find out more »