Current and Upcoming Art Exhibitions

Out of Bounds: Art from the Collection of Driek and Michael Zirinsky
November 14, 2009 - March 21, 2010

The Lightcatcher building’s inaugural exhibition surveys some of the latest developments in contemporary art. It features over more than 80 compelling works in all media – painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, video, and installation art. Artists from around the world, both internationally recognized and emerging, are represented, including: Enrique Chagoya (Mexico), Long-Bin Chen (China); Chuck Close (New York); Olafur Eliasson (Iceland); Till Freiwald (Germany); Nina Katchadourian (New York); Lead Pencil Studio (Seattle), Hung Liu (San Francisco); Dinh Q. Lê (Vietnam); William Kentridge (South Africa); Lucy Skaer (England).

Out of Bounds reflects both the collecting instincts of Driek and Michael Zirinsky and the works they have collected. Drawn to art without regard for boundaries of style or subject, the Zirinskys have been passionately collecting contemporary art for more than thirty-five years. The artists represented in their collection likewise transcend borders as they move between countries, cultural traditions, styles, and time. By experimenting with new ways of making art, they expand their work in limitless directions.

The artworks are organized around the following themes: Reinventing the Figure; Reimagining the Landscape; Transforming Objects and Materials; and Making Art New: Form and Process.

Many of the artists explore global political issues as well as interpret personal and communal identities. They also find new ways to express humanity’s complex relationship with the planet. A group of artists in the exhibition reconfigure commonplace objects to frame new meanings, insights, and experiences for viewers. By contrast, other artists create totally new abstract forms through innovative technologies or approaches to art making. Out of Bounds highlights both abstraction and representation in a celebration of beauty and creativity.

A 48-page illustrated catalog accompanies the exhibition.

Barbara Matilsky, Curator of Art, will lead gallery tours of both exhibitions in January.