John Kemp Discusses Jacqueline Bishop: Against the Tide Exhibition on Steppin’ Out
John Kemp discusses Jacqueline Bishop’s exhibition “Against the Tide” at Arthur Roger Gallery on Steppin’ Out.
John Kemp discusses Jacqueline Bishop’s exhibition “Against the Tide” at Arthur Roger Gallery on Steppin’ Out.
Ida Kohlmeyer continues to be an important part of NOMA’s history and art history in New Orleans; to honor her 100th anniversary, NOMA is presenting an exhibition of key pieces based on the permanent collection holdings. Ida Kohlmeyer: 100th Anniversary Highlights will be on view in the Weisman Galleries October 12, 2012 through February 10, 2013.
Jacqueline Bishop’s paintings, installations, and works on paper probe the complex relationship between ecologically fragile systems and humans. Similar in tenor to the poet and philosopher Ponge’s close examination of “things” her works are intimate observations of the world around us with strong political and social dimensions. Bishop’s depictions of nature and close analysis of flora and fauna recall 16th and 17th century Dutch and Flemish still life paintings with surrealistic and often exotic overtones.
Polidori has made a career out of photographing rooms that condense within four walls layers of memory, past and present.