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And the WORD is....
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DuPont II Gallery
June 22 - October 14, 2012
Wilmington, Del. - 26 June 2012 - The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts announces the group exhibition of titled And the WORD is.... on view from June 22 - October 14, 2012 in the DuPont II Gallery. This group exhibition features the work of four contemporary artists who use religious language in their work.
Stephanie Kirk's installation features a photographic catalog of church signs emblazoned with messages such as:
"God want's full custody, not a weekend visit"
"AND YOU THINK IT'S HOT HERE!"
"Life stink? We have a pew for you."
Artist David Stephens, a blind sculptor, has created large wooden panels with large-scale braille paraphrases from the Bible. Martin Brief created an installation of fourteen panels with hand-written book titles searched from Amazon.com containing the word "GOD." The installation of Nick Kripal crafted of steel and salt spells out the word EPIPHANY occupies the central space in the gallery.
The opening for the exhibition is on Friday, July 6th during the City of Wilmington's Art on the Town from 5 - 9pm. Artists Martin Brief and Stephanie Kirk will be present for the gallery talks that begin at 6:30pm. Additionally, David Stephens will give a presentation during the Fall 2012 Art Salad Conversation series held at the DCCA on Thursday, October 4th at 12pm. Artist Nick Kripal will also give an Art Salad presentation at the Thursday, October 11th Art Salad Conversation at 12pm.
Please contact Sara Teixido, Director of Marketing and Communications, at steixido@thedcca.org for images and information regarding this exhibition or related programs.
View the And the WORD is.... exhibition page and download the exhibition PDF here:
www.thedcca.org/exhibit/andtheWORDis
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About the exhibition: Curator's Notes _________________ This exhibition explores various approaches to the use of religious language in contemporary art, from the straightforward to the ironic. In her church signage series, conceptually-based photographer Stephanie Kirk addresses the textual declarations of religious public signage posted in the front of churches. These signs aim to alert people to the need to attend church and the significance of religion in our lives. Martin Brief makes conceptual drawings that explore language. His Amazon God series is comprised of ink prints, each containing a list of handwritten book titles with the word "God" in the title collected from a search on Amazon.com. David Stephens is a blind sculptor who creates abstract wood constructions with paraphrases from the Bible carved in Braille along their surfaces. Kirk and Brief witness the public manifestation of contemporary religious expression while Stephens' inclusion of text is more personal and private. Nicholas Kripal has designed and built a floor sculpture/installation specific to the exhibition entitled Epiphany. J. Susan Isaacs, PhD Curator of Special Projects
Related Programs__________________________________
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 6:30 pm - Art on the Town
Artists Martin Brief and Stephanie Kirk speak about their work in And the WORD is....
Thursday, October 4th, 2012 - Art Salad Conversation - Noon Artist David Stephens leads the Art Salad conversation Thursday, October 11th, 2012 - Art Salad Conversation - Noon
Artist Nick Kripal leads the Art Salad conversation
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DCCA exhibitions and programs are made possible, in part, by individual contributions; member support; and by major grants from Bank of America, Borgenicht Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, DuPont, ING DIRECT, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware in partnership with National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Christmas Shop Foundation; Delaware Humanities Forum, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; The First State Gridiron Board; The Gilliam Foundation; I Could Do Great Things Foundation; Puffin Foundation; United Way of Delaware; Walmart; Wilmington Flower Market; and by Amtrak - Official Transportation Provider for the DCCA.
High resolution images available upon request.
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CONTACT
Sara Monserrat Teixido
Director of Marketing and Communications
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
200 South Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-656-6466 x7110
steixido@thedcca.org
 
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