art// Invisibile College Art Show July 11th
'Invisible College' Co-curated by Thinkspace & Josef Zimmerman
Taking place at:
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 E Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
www.fwmoa.org
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11th 7-10PM
*Musical performances at 9PM from Lost Lakes and Heaven's Gateway Drugs$7 admission / $5 for members'Invisible College' collector preview
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Brett Amory 'Forgotten Past and Forseeable Futures' - oil and mixed media on canvas, wood and metal with transfer on paper - 144x96x24 inches
Opening July 11th, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art will host 'Invisible College', a group exhibition co-curated by Andrew and Shawn Hosner of Los Angeles' Thinkspace Gallery, and Josef Zimmerman of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. On view until September 27th, the exhibition will feature new and representative works by 46 artists belonging to the New Contemporary movement. Dedicated to the energy and strength of its growing visibility and recognition, 'Invisible College' explores the aesthetics of a movement that has devised its own course; one that has been largely defined outside of institutional contexts. Moving away from the standard art education model that demands graduate school, an excess of critical rhetoric and an art world careerism, these artists, many of whom are self-taught, have sought their own inspiration and voice instead, drawing on everything from popular culture and social media platforms, to street art, murals and graffiti. By creating a distinct community in support of the diversity of its visions and styles, the movement has mortared and upheld its own invisible school.
The New Contemporary movement, widely acknowledged to have begun in the early 90's on the West Coast, evolved in reaction to a conceptual turn in fine art. Founded in part on a rejection of the arbitrary division of visual culture that tends to elevate "high art" above the social and popular realms, the movement invoked the countercultural and drew content from an immersion in social experience. The standard of excessive academicism and abstraction, against which it grew, was commonly held in higher regard than more figurative, graphic or representational forms of art. This marginalization inspired the New Contemporary movement to set its own terms and create its own context for the reception of its work. With a renewed emphasis on technical skill, narrative and representation, it has encouraged a social return in art. The Invisible College captures the energetic irreverence and variety that has continued to shape the movement and its spirit of self-determinism. The works included in this exhibition range from the illustrative and graphic, to the surreal and figurative, embodying in one way or another the populist sensibility that makes the movement so exciting, current and relatable.
'Invisible College' offers a cross-section of some of the most exciting artists working in the New Contemporary genre. As it continues to evolve and expand, the movement embraces talent from all over the world and ushers in a new-guard that seeks to increase the social and popular relevance of contemporary art. Rather than limiting their work's reception to art world initiates, these artists create pieces inspired by popular and street cultures, summoning the world back into art rather than championing its exclusion and remove. Included in 'Invisible College' are site-specific murals and installations by: Andrew Schoultz Brett Amory Cyrcle Mark Dean Veca Troy Lovegates
'Invisible College' will include works by: Adam Caldwell Adrian Falkner Alex Yanes Allison Sommers Amanda Joseph Andrew Hem Brian M. Viveros Christine Wu Cryptik Curiot Daniel Dienelt David Cooley Drew Leshko Ekundayo Erik Jones Ernest Zacharevic Gaia Jacub Gagnon James Marshall (Dalek) Jeff Ramirez Jeremy Fish Joel Daniel Phillips Jolene Lai Kay Gregg Keita Morimoto Kevin Peterson Know Hope Kwon Kyungyup Luke Chueh Matt Small Meggs Natalia Fabia Nosego Ravi Zupa Sandra Chevrier Sarah Joncas Scott Radke Seth Armstrong Stephanie Buer Tony Philippou Troy Lovegates Yoskay Yamamoto Yosuke Ueno A portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to the Indiana Youth Group 'Invisible College' made possible due to the invaluable help of: Studio 13 Tattoo Indiana Arts Commission Arts United Exhibition runs July 11th - September 27th, 2015
