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September 2024 Tarble Events

SEPTEMBER 2024 AT THE TARBLE

Ebony G. Patterson, i dug him up II (detail), 2014, Mixed media photo collage on watercolor paper.

On view September 20, 2024–January 25, 2025

Lauren dela Roche, glyneisha, Ferd Metten, Ebony G. Patterson, Barbara Rossi, Federico Solmi, Kara Walker, and Carl Wilen

An Other World marks the Tarble’s first major reinstallation of artworks from the permanent collection in five years. Reintroducing visitors to the institution’s dynamic and growing collection, the exhibition includes both familiar masterpieces and significant recent acquisitions. As regional folk art selections commingle with works by acclaimed contemporary artists, shared images of absurdist realities and speculative worlds emerge to present a unique perspective on the human experience. 

On view September 20, 2024–January 25, 2025

Famous Black Americans: The Dolls of Ida Roberta Bell is a historical celebration that honors the remarkable work of Ida Roberta Bell, who made these dolls against the backdrop of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The dolls served not only as symbols of hope and resilience amid the struggle for equality and justice but also showcased the profound impact of human creativity in constructing a different, improved reality.  

On view September 20, 2024–January 25, 2025

Typically, the last thing a museum wants you to do is touch the artwork. But for the Tarble's 2nd Biennial flat-file exhibition, visitors will be allowed and even encouraged to page through portfolios installed in the galleries. Each flat-file drawer will contain artworks made by members of the Tarble community and organized into a neat portfolio collection of up to ten works. This intimate and tactile viewing experience allows an unprecedented look at the variety of work being produced by artists working today while rewarding practices of slow looking and multiple visits to the exhibition space.

 

 
 
 

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Mike Schuetz, STRAIT SHOODER (detail), 2023, graphite and shellac on Kitakata Japanese rice paper.

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