“Art + Identity: an international view” at browngrotta arts

May 13, 2019

Recently, browngrotta arts (in Wilton, Connecticut) presented Art + Identity: an international view as part of their “Art in the Barn” series—an annual 10-day exhibition featuring over 50 international artists. Art + Identity was held in a barn built in 1895 and expanded and contemporized by architect David Ling. The exhibition was on display April 27–May 5, 2019. Below is a gallery of highlights from the exhibition.

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Christine Joy Boat Becoming River 2018, willow, beeswax, damar resin, 14” x 31” x 10”.

Dawn MacNutt Prasie North and Praise South 2018, willow, 24” x 11” x 6”.

Gudrun Pagter Framed 2018, linen, sisal, flax, 64.75” x 59.75”.

Lilla Kuka ODCHODZACY (DEPARTURE II) 1993, wool, cotton, stilon, 92″ x 36″.

Marianne Kemp Vibrant Conversation 2018, horsehair, cotton, linen, 40” x 67”.

Mary Merkel-Hess Last Light 2018, paper, paper cord, 14” x 31” x 15”.

Neha Puri Dhir Zazen 2015, resist dye, silk, 41” x 41”.

Nnenna Okore Ashioke 2007, burlap, ceramic, 28” x 35” x 4”.

Judy Mulford Ancestral Totem 2019, mixed media, 14” x 52” x 52”.

Gyöngy Laky Neo-Rupee and Reach 2011 and 2012, surplus nails, leather, wood, twigs, paint, doll arms, trim screws.

Gyöngy Laky Reach (detail) 2012, twigs, paint, doll arms, trim screws 35.5” x 25” x 6”.

Gyöngy Laky Neo-Rupee (detail) 2011, surplus nails, leather, wood, 39” x 18” x 3”.

Kiyomi Iwata Fungus Three Ogara Choshi are gathered (detail) 2018, embellished, gold leaf, French knots, 6.5” x 8” x 7.5”.

Kiyomi Iwata Fungus Three Ogara Choshi are gathered (detail) 2018, embellished, gold leaf, French knots, 6.5” x 8” x 7.5”.

Wendy Wahl Honey and Hive 2018, Encyclopedia Britannica pages, 61” x 40”.

Brigitte Bouquin Selles Coques 2019, felt, 76.75” x 51”.

The exhibition will continue to live online at Artsy, so check that out for even more images!

Participating artists include: Adela Akers (US), Polly Barton (US), Michelene Beauchemin (Canada), Nancy Moore Bess (US), Marian Bijlenga (the Netherlands), Birgit Birkkjaer (Denmark), Lia Cook (US), Wlodzimierz Cygan (Poland), Neha Pura Dhir (India), Lizzie Farey (UK), Paul Furneaux (UK), Mary Giles (US), Susie Gillespie (UK), Agneta Hobin (Finland), Kazue Honma (Japan), Peter and Ritzi Jacobi (Romania/Germany), Stéphanie Jacques (Belgium), Tim Johnson (UK), Christine Joy (US), Tamiko Kawata (US), Marianne Kemp (Netherlands), Anda Klancic (Slovenia), Lewis Knauss (US), Nancy Koenigsberg (US), Yasuhisa Kohyama (Japan), Irina Kolnesikova (Russia/Germany), Markku Kosonen (Finland), Lila Kulka (Poland), Kyoko Kumai (Japan), Gyöngy Laky (US), Sue Lawty (UK), Jennifer Falck-Linssen (US), Federica Luzzi (Italy), Rachel Max (UK), John McQueen (US), Mary Merkel-Hess (US), Norma Minkowitz (US), Judy Mulford (US), Nnenna Okore (Australia/Nigeria/US), Gudrun Pagter (Denmark), Eduardo Portillo & Mariá Eugenia Dávila (Venezuela), Lija Rage (Latvia), Ed Rossbach (US), Heidrun Schimmel (Germany), Brigitte Bouquin Selles (France), Naoko Serino (Japan), Sylvia Seventy (US), Jin-Sook So (Korea), Aleksandra  Stoyanov (Russia/Israel), Polly Sutton (US), Chiyoko Tanaka (Japan), Hideho Tanaka (Japan), Eva Vargo (Sweden), Ulla-Maija Vikman (Finland), Wendy Wahl (US), Gizella Warburton (UK), Katherine Westphal (US), Merja Winquist (Finland),  Jiro Yonezawa (Japan), Carolina Yrarrázaval (Chile).

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