Like museums on many college campuses during the past year, the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA), the largest exhibition space at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has struggled with the effects of the pandemic, forced to close to the public and for the most part to the campus community.
But UMCA is now on the verge of reopening to students, faculty and staff with three new exhibits, all of which are available for viewing online through April 30.
Among them is a first for this region, says UMCA Director Loretta Yarlow: a comprehensive exhibit of works going back 35 years by Alison Saar, a renowned sculptor and printmaker who has explored the history of slavery in the U.S. and issues such as race and culture in her art.
Parrasch Heijnen opens an exhibition of new works by Xylor Jane
Installation view.
LOS ANGELES, CA
.-Parrasch Heijnen is presenting Back Rub / Foot Rub, an exhibition of new works by American artist Xylor Jane (b.1963, Long Beach, CA). This is the gallerys second solo exhibition with the artist.
Janes exploration of unique phenomena found in numbers and patterns produces delicately layered tessellations that achieve mesmerizingly intricate precision. The artists paintings on panel reflect a controlled form of chaos utilizing ideas similar to that of pointillismweight is added in the density of marks, culminating in a complexly resolved image. The labyrinthine forms are highly evolved constructions utilizing numerical systems sectioned within each panel. Jane either methodically plans out each panel beforehand or begins with problematic compositions that resolve through her experimental process.
In San Ysidro, an innovative art exhibit goes outdoors [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
It did not take long to convince photographer Yvonne Venegas to be part of an exhibition that is presented so close to the San Diego-Tijuana border.
It was the first invitation of its kind she received during this COVID-19 pandemic, and she did not miss the opportunity to share her pictures in a region that means so much to her.
Indeed, art galleries remain closed since the county returned to its most restrictive tier in California’s reopening plan. That is why this photo exhibit is showing in the streets of San Ysidro, courtesy of The Front Arte y Cultura gallery.