Gallery Night with David Nez + Isabel McGarva
Thursday, June 8, 2023
6—8 pm
Free Admission
Photo of JAC main gallery, Image Credit: Maureen Coleman
Join David Nez, exhibiting artist of A Hard Rain’s A—Gonna Fall, and basketmaker and visiting artist Isabel McGarva for an evening in the gallery.
About the Exhibition:
The title of the exhibition— A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, taken from the Bob Dylan song, performed at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963.
We cannot deny the political and almost prophetic message of the song that is more
than ever applicable today.
And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin’
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin’
Heard ten thousand whisperin’ and nobody listenin’
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin’
The selection of artists for this exhibition is based on scientific research that explores
the possibility of the mass extinction of the living organisms on our planet, and seeks to
investigate the idea of the complete disappearance of every known life form. This notion
becomes more and more relevant as we continue to witness the unstoppable change
due to global warming, pollution, fracking, mass production, wars, and the destruction of
Earth’s vital life sources such as oceans, forests, and animal life.
Artists in this project
are exploring various realms and topics related to ecological disaster, the loss of known
life forms, the progress of AI, issues of global pandemic; and re-examining the possibilities of
survival after ecological catastrophe, all in a singular way that uses science to create art and
art to explain science.
These interdisciplinary approaches provide an important lens onto the innovations made
possible by the intersections between art, technology, biology, philosophy, and history.
Jamestown Art Center is pleased to host 11 artists with diverse cultural, artistic, and
scientific backgrounds.
Lara Pan is an independent curator, writer and researcher based in New York. Her research focuses on the
intersection between art, science, and technology.