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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

“THE GAP BETWEEN ART & LIFE” AT ART AFTER HOURS THIS WEDNESDA

ART AFTER HOURS
WHEN: Wednesday, June 6; tour, Curator’s Talk, Performance, 5-9 PM
WHERE:
Zimmerli Art Museum, Hamilton & George Streets, New Brunswick


 

 

REVISIT RACHEL PERRY WELTY

Rachel Perry Welty, Karaoke Wrong Number (2005-2009), 2009. Digital video with sounds, edition of 10, running time 5 minutes, 52 seconds.<br />Courtesy of the Artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery (New York).

Above: Rachel Perry Welty, Karaoke Wrong Number (2005-2009), 2009. Digital video with sounds, edition of 10, running time 5 minutes, 52 seconds. Courtesy of the Artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery (New York).

What happens when daily life meddles with the creative process? Or vice versa? Attend a curator's talk to examine what Robert Rauschenberg famously described as acting in "the gap between art and life." The evening also includes an exhibition tour of Rachel Perry 24/7 and a musical performance by the New Brunswick duo Blithe (doll). For details, visit the website.

ADMISSION: $6 general admission includes complimentary refreshments and 20% discount in the Museum Store. FREE to Rutgers University faculty, staff, students, and Zimmerli members.

 

 

Rachel Perry Welty 24/7 and related programs are made possible in part by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation with support from an endowment established by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and donors to the Zimmerli's Annual Exhibition Fund.

The Zimmerli's operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; the Estate of Victoria J. Mastrobuono; the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Johnson & Johnson; and the donors, members, and friends of the Zimmerli Art Museum.