Student Exhibition: Three Racoons in a Trenchcoat
Please join us for Three Racoons in a Trenchcoat, featuring the work of 18 junior and senior artists from the Sam Fox School. The exhibition opens from 6-9p December 10, with additional hours from 12-4p December 11 and by appointment through December 17.
Three Racoons in a Trenchcoat embraces the challenge of placing 18 artists in close conversation—having divided themselves into clusters, each occupying identical space in three vitrines. Playing against the uniformity of this setup, the groups have created their own thematic and visual language to weave together three distinct experiences. The exhibition offers viewers a chance to experience three simultaneous takes on the limitations and opportunities of a large group working in a confined space.
Logic
Featuring Gracie Buyers, Jackson Hescock, Ciel Miao, Aidan Stern, and Jack Henry Whetstone
Perhaps the simplest of all conceivable mathematical expressions is X + Y = Z. Logic assembles five works presented in two parts, and makes visible the balance of an equation. Installed on one side of the vitrine are the artists’ interpretations of an equation, and on the other side are modifications to the original.
Untitled (Box)
Featuring Jake Conniff, Sophie Dinitz, Levi Gentry, Mik McDonnell, Alex McLaughin, Ariana Swei, Reid Watson, and Naomi Yu
In response to the historic tradition of white box gallery spaces, Untitled (Box) is a micro gallery space held within Monaco itself. Its many interactive doors allow for viewers to explore the boundaries between institutional space and an experimental space that, at its center, honors alternative approaches to exhibiting work.
Ancient Remnants from the Modern Age
Featuring Colleen Avila, David Luo, Will Masters, Nistha Panda, Abbey Rose, Cloris Shan
Ancient Remnants from the Modern Age: Bits and Pieces Recovered from When Man Roamed the Earth (dated. 10,000 B.T. (Before Trench-Coat) proposes that modern-day objects and materials hold potential to be iconographic. Mirroring and referencing display techniques used by historians and museum curators to hold ancient artifacts, this vitrine experiments with the presentation of art objects that utilize ubiquitous, everyday materials and imagery as a site for contemplation in this present moment.