Bridges: Works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Senga Nengudi, Sherry Owens, Linda Ridgway
January 21 - April 4, 2020
An exhibition featuring works by Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Senga Nengudi, on loan from Art Bridges, alongside works by artists, Sherry Owens and Linda Ridgway. The exhibition will be on view at the University of Texas at Arlington from January 21 through April 4, 2020.
The show’s title, Bridges, refers to both the Art Bridges Foundation name, and to curator Benito Huerta’s desire to create connections, or bridges, between the internationally-known artists and the Texas artists he selected. He saw a relationship between the works, which he described as “alchemy, in that ordinary, mundane materials are transformed into art and sculptural installation.” Gonzalez-Torres ‘candy spill’ and Nengudi’s piece made from a rusty fan and nylon pantyhose, join a wall installation of hand carved and painted moon ice forms by Owens, and graphite drawings and a bronze sculpture by Ridgway.
According to the Art Bridge website, arts patron and philanthropist Alice Walton created Art Bridges in 2017 to share outstanding works of American art across the country. Her vision for the foundation was to collaborate with museums and institutions of all sizes and in all regions of the country, to create and fund exhibitions and programs. “Our country’s significant works of art should be available for all to see and enjoy,” said Walton. “Outstanding artworks are in museum vaults and private collections; let’s make that art available to everyone, and provide a way to experience these cultural treasures.” (artbridgesfoundation.org)
In association with the exhibition, Jed Morse, chief curator at the Nasher Sculpture Center will discuss the installation in an hour-long gallery talk starting at 12:30 pm in The Gallery at UTA on Tuesday, February 18. There also will be a reception on Friday, January 24 from 5:30 to 8 pm with brief remarks beginning at 6:30 pm. The exhibition, reception, and talks are free and open to the public.
Gallery hours are 10 am until 5 pm Monday through Friday and noon until 5 pm on Saturday. The Gallery is located in the Fine Art Building, room 169, at 502 S. Cooper Street, Arlington, TX. For more information, contact Benito Huerta or Patricia Healy (817) 272-5658 or www.uta.edu/gallery. The 2019- 2020 exhibition schedule is made possible by the generous support of Art Bridges, ALO Studio, Arlington Camera, the Art & Art History Department and Students, and Nerwin & Martin.
Opening: January 24, 2020 | 5:30–8 pm
Curator Talk: February 18, 2020 | 12:30–1:30 pm
By Jed Morse, Chief Curator, Nasher Sculpture Center