Opening Reception: Second Time Around
Friday, March 22, 2024
5:30—7:30 pm
Free, open to all
Curated by Erin L. McCutcheon PhD and Museum Studies students at the University of Rhode Island
Juried by Dr. Ella S. Mills of the University of Plymouth, UK
On view: March 22—June 15, 2024
Image: Yohanna M Roa, Curtain, 2018.
Second Time Around is a juried exhibition featuring artworks that explore in their form, content, or concept the practice of reimagining past objects, ideas, and practices in ways that further their meaning for the present and future. This exhibition was conceived in conversation surrounding the practice of donating clothing following the cleaning out of one’s closet during the change of seasons.
This yearly ritual involves revisiting artifacts that contain the complex traces of personal stories and passing them on to new owners who will give them new life. Considered in the context of the urgent need to promote everyday practices of sustainability at the local community level, this deceptively mundane custom takes on much greater significance for our world now. We wish to tap into the implied collaborative and sustainable aspects of this practice to understand how artists are reimagining past memories, materials, ideas, and practices in their work today.
Image: Zoila Coc-Chang, Junto al movimiento de las estrellas, 2021-2023