February 9, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 31 Wellin Museum Of Art To Present Two Exhibitions CLINTON, N.Y. — The both place and metaphor Wellin Museum of Art at through the work of 12 pho- Hamilton College will present tographers: Frederic Brenner, concurrent exhibitions that Wendy Ewald, Martin Kollar, aim to generate dialogues Josef Koudelka, Jungjin Lee, around world issues including Gilles Peress, Fazal Sheikh, but not limited to history, Stephen Shore, Rosalind Fox geography, boundaries, immi- Solomon, Thomas Struth, Jeff gration, citizenship, commu- Wall and Nick Waplington. nity and culture. “This Place” The exhibition is divided into explores the contested spaces four parts, hosted by the of Israel and the West Bank Wellin, the Tang, SUNY and through the eyes of 12 Colgate. Artists whose work acclaimed photographers will be featured at the Wellin from around the world who Museum include Brenner, present various perspectives Ewald, Sheikh and Shore. “Agave (Laura Gutierrez)” on the region. “Margarita Between 2009 and 2012, by Margarita Cabrera, 2016, Cabrera: Space in Between” each of the photographers in border patrol uniform fab- examines the relationship “This Place” spent an extend- ric, copper wire, thread, ter- between the United States ed period of time in Israel and racotta pot, 38 by 25 by 14 and Latin America, present- the West Bank. The photogra- inches. Courtesy of the art- ing the stories of people from phers produced wide-ranging ist and Talley Dunn Gallery, throughout Latin America work, both in content and “This Place,” Stephen Shore, “Hebron,” 2011, chromogenic Dallas. ©Margarita Cabrera who have crossed the border approach. Whether rendered color print, 41¾ by 50¾ inches. Courtesy of the artist and between the United States as large-format color, black 303 Gallery, New York. ©Stephen Shore and Mexico. Both exhibitions and white photographs, or will be on view at the Wellin documentary images that tural dialogues around enous communities. Some- February 10–June 10. span pictorial genres of land- community, craft, immigra- times appropriating and other — Services Exploring academic tie-ins scape, architecture and por- tion, cultural identity and times reclaiming these tech- II II that are created through traiture, the works in “This labor. The works on view are niques, immigrant workers artistic collaboration, the Place” speak to the complexi- fabric forms that resemble relay their own personal bor- Wellin will present “This ties of the region and to the desert plants and incorporate der-crossing experiences. The Place” concurrently with the expansiveness of photography stories — stitched into the title chosen by Cabrera is Tang Teaching Museum at itself. material itself — of the often- inspired by the term Nepant- Skidmore College, the Picker “Space in Between” is a col- harrowing experiences of la, which is a Nahuatl Aztec Art Gallery at Colgate Uni- laboration between artist Latin Americans crossing the language term referencing versity and the University Margarita Cabrera, the Ari- US border. “the space in the middle” as it Art Museum at the Universi- zona State University Art The exhibition uses tradi- relates to marginalized cul- ty at Albany, SUNY. The exhi- Museum and the Desert tional sewing and embroidery tures and their resistance bition is organized by inde- Botanical Garden in Phoenix. techniques from Los Tenan- strategies for survival. pendent curators Frederic A continuation of Cabrera’s gos, Hidalgo, Mexico, which The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Brenner, Matthew Brogan ongoing work with Latino employs colorful narrative Museum of Art is at 198 Col- and Charlotte Cotton. communities, the project cen- traditions reflecting popular lege Hill Road. For additional The exhibition explores ters on the creation of art- culture, traditional rituals information, 315-859-4396 or Israel and the West Bank as works and promotion of cul- and myths of the Otomi indig- www.hamilton.edu/wellin. Met Features Society + Fashion Photographs By Adolf de Meyer NEW YORK CITY — The “Etienne de Beaumont” by Met Fifth Avenue presents Adolf de Meyer, circa 1923. “Quicksilver Brilliance: Adolf Gelatin silver print. 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