"Walled Garden" Exhibition
Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery
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The Walled Garden, or Hortus Conclusus, has a long historical precedence in art. The term originates in the biblical verses of the Song of Songs, “Hortus conclusus soror mea, sponsa, hortus conclusus, fons signatus” (“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.”) While most often used as a setting within which the Virgin Mary would be situated, the walled garden also functions allegorically as an idyllic retreat, a tamed representation of nature, and a symbol of inward focus and spirituality.
The walled garden parallels contemporary concerns as well, from the situating of art objects within the white box of the gallery to the isolation of internet traffic within social network sites such as AOL, Facebook, or Apple iOS systems.
This exhibition aims to present threads of the metaphor through an intergenerational cross section of artists using the language of landscape manifested in an array of media.
Media
Schedule
from September 09, 2012 to October 21, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-09-09 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Dike Blair, Lois Dodd, Tom Fairs, Arlene Shechet, Travess Smalley, Barry Stone