rennie Speaker Series Presents: Simon Starling The intricate work of British artist Simon Starling is the subject of the latest exhibition held at rennie museum. This marks the first time the Turner Prize recipient has held a solo exhibition in the West Coast since 2002. Starling’s practice explores meditations on fundamental ideas about sculpture, mass, and material, an exercise that stimulates alternative views of our modern…
New rennie museum Exhibition: Simon Starling The intricate work of British artist Simon Starling is the subject of the latest exhibition held at rennie museum. This marks the first time the Turner Prize recipient has held a solo exhibition in the West Coast since 2002. Starling’s practice explores meditations on fundamental ideas about sculpture, mass, and material, an exercise that stimulates alternative views of our modern…
Testing the Boundaries of Knowledge and Perception Written by Mariah Brusatore Conceptual art of the late 1960s and 1970s often included photography as artists began to investigate the medium as a way to critique, symbolize or explore reality. The movement asserts that “the idea itself, even if it is not made visual, is as much of art as any finished product,” as discussed by artist Sol LeWitt…
To Reconsider the Possibilities of Image-making To Reconsider the Possibilities of Image-making by Mariah Brusatore Rodney Graham Fantasia Four Hands, 2002 Imagery is the main reality through which we come to know the world. Rooted historically as a mechanical recording device, the camera emerged as a tool to document; to capture the surrounding world, a fleeting moment in time, within a portable and intimate reproduction. Photography’s…
The Importance of Asking Questions Written by Darya Kosilova Popular culture is dense with information and images that over-stimulate and desensitize the viewer. The result of this has us skimming through large quantities of content but only fully processing a small portion of the information. We often find ourselves turning a blind eye towards the more uncomfortable aspects of everyday life because we have been…
New Exhibition – Summer 2016: Collected Works rennie collection is proud to present a group exhibition bringing together 23 internationally acclaimed artists. Narrowing its focus on photographic works, this survey aims to investigate the many aspects embedded within the act of seeing and how photography impacts perception. The exhibition runs from June 18 to October 15, 2016. In an image obsessed world we look, but often fail…
Will a Motherfucker Ever Die? Written by Karina Hjort Gesture and political impact throughout history are at the core of the themes explored in rennie museum’s current Winter 2015/2016: Collected Works exhibition. While their practices are diverse, the 41 artists featured in the show have a few things in common: they all ask questions about what life has shown them. They don’t accuse, rather, they…
Displaced: finding ‘here’ among the chaos Written by Whitney Brennan In the rennie museum’s current exhibition, curated around the theme of chaos, there’s a sense of continuous conversation; of bringing together different experiences, perspectives and artistic voices. The viewer is instantly overwhelmed and confronted with the issues that lie beneath our everyday. The exhibition includes 41 artists from just as many contexts, making it difficult to…
New Exhibition – Winter 2015: Collected Works rennie collection is proud to present a major group exhibition featuring 41 prominent and emerging artists. Bringing together a variety of practices and media, this survey aims to reveal the chaos of the world by addressing enduringly pertinent issues, from migratory displacement to an in-depth examination of identity and history. The exhibition runs from January 23 to April 23, 2016….
Lara Favaretto’s Rich Arte Povera by Abbey Hopkins As an artist working out of Turin, Italy, Lara Favaretto creates artwork that relates to the cultural history of Turin while maintaining global significance. This is due in part to her material reference to arte povera, an art Italian movement, and to her usage of industrial materials specifically found in Turin. Her artwork navigates a post-war world,…