1) "Portrait of Kimiko Powers," Andy Warhol
This bright fuchsia and purple portrait of Kimiko Powers, wife of the deceased business man and art collector John Powers, is an acrylic painting on a silk-screened canvas. It hangs behind the front desk at the gallery entrance.
2) "Time Signatures," Barbara Zucker (exhibited Feb. 10 - Mar. 27)
Located in the Koppelman gallery, Zucker's exhibit of floor and wall-mounted sculptures is inspired by the wrinkles in older women's faces. The exhibit features a piece made specifically for the Tufts Gallery, "Lilian's Face Flowing," which overlooks the Remis sculpture court.
3) "Girl Culture," Lauren Greenfield (exhibited Feb.10-Mar. 27)
"Girl Culture" is a series of photographs and interviews examining the daily lives of contemporary American girls. The exhibit features a diverse group of subjects, ranging from summer campers to Las Vegas showgirls.
4) "Vanishing," Antonin Kratochvil (exhibited Feb. 1-28)
A project created over the course of 16 years, this collection of photo essays explores the destructive effects of human catastrophes that have occurred all over the world, including Guyana, Bohemia, Bolivia, Chernobyl, Iraq and New York City. In "Vanishing," Kratochvil uncovers the devastation that is widely accepted and justified under the cover of "progress."
5) "Get Your Gun Up" and "Teenage Daydream: In Vain," Alex McQuilken (exhibited Jan.1 through Mar. 31)
McQuilken's videos screen repeatedly on the New Media Wall. Get Up Your Gun features a Spaghetti-Western-film-inspired showdown where two girls battle not with guns, but rather with their sexuality. Teenage Daydream captures a teenage girl's imagined stardom in the form of a music video.
6) Point Of View Series: "WGG (Wild Gone Girls)," Paul McCarthy. (playing Jan. 1-Mar. 31)
In this grotesque digital video, artist Paul McCarthy utilizes simulated violence to discuss the role of bloodshed and mutilation in contemporary culture. This video, as with all work in the Point Of View series, is accompanied by an interview with the artist.
7) MFA Thesis Exhibit (exhibited Apr. 5 -24)
Thesis candidates from the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) showcase their artwork. Attend the reception on Thurs., Apr. 7, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
8) Art at Lunch Series
Every other Wednesday afternoon, the gallery sponsors this program that frequently hosts featured artists. The featured Point of View piece on the New Media Wall from April through May will be Joshua Mosley's mixed-media animation work, "Commute.". The artist will discuss his art at the Lunch Series on Mar. 30.
9) Introduction and Screening of Abigail Child's "Cake and Steak" (Thurs., Mar. 10, 6:00 p.m.)
Child is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker and faculty member at the School of the MFA. Her film explores the American nuclear family in the context of the American Dream.
10) Karl Stirner, "Feeling Lucky" (exhibited Apr. 7-Aug. 14)
Stirner's "essentialist" sculptures are created from steel plates found in Pennsylvania scrap yards.
