"Next In Line: Drawing in the 21th Century" Exhibition

Kunsthalle Galapagos

poster for "Next In Line: Drawing in the 21th Century" Exhibition

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Early in the 20th century, drawing underwent a dramatic transformation: as advances in photography freed drawing-based processes of their traditional obligation to communicate information or illustrate events, drawing became a direct and immediate method of expression, fueled by the rapidly changing ideological landscape of early abstraction. The principles of drawing—and line in particular—began to permeate the visual vocabulary of other media, and inform the way painting, sculpture, installation and performance work was made. Line came to the forefront of the page and canvas: no longer a mere subservient undergirding but a vital, vocal tool in expressing energy, movement, emotion, and boundaries in these new idioms.

This exploration continues today, with drawing undergoing constant permutations as technology advances and ideas continue to shift. Next In Line engages the work of eight New York Foundation for the Arts drawing fellows and examines how each artist utilizes line as a means to achieve a unique voice, both formally and conceptually.

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Schedule

from March 23, 2012 to April 22, 2012

Opening Reception on 2012-03-23 from 18:00 to 21:00

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