Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser will open at the Art After Dark event at 7 PM on Friday, March 2.
Nina Katchadourian’s work reveals the creative potential that, in her words, “lurks within the mundane.” Her art underscores the remarkable freedom and productivity that can come from working within self-imposed limitations. Although the subjects she explores and the media she uses are wide-ranging, lines of connection—sometimes even literal ones made of red thread—recur throughout this exhibition.
Kathadourian’s expansive practice plays out largely beyond her Brooklyn studio. She has made art in libraries, on airplanes, in forests and parking lots. Enlisting help from both far afield and close to home, Katchadourian has collaborated with sportscasters, zookeepers, museum maintenance staff, United Nations translators, an accent elimination coach, various animals and insects, and her own parents. With ingenuity, insight, and humor, her art invigorates our ability to see our everyday surroundings as a site of possibility.
This exhibition is organized by the Blanton Museum of Art.
Generous support for the exhibition is provided by Suzanne Deal Booth; Eric Herschmann, Orly Genger, and family; and Jeanne and Michael Klein, with additional gifts from George and Nicole Jeffords, the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Jenny and Trey Laird, Kathleen Irvin Loughlin and Christopher Loughlin, and Chris Mattsson and John McHale. Support also is provided by Lawrence Banka and Judith Gordon, Nick Debs, Deborah Green, Pamela and David Hornik, Martin Z. Margulies, Karen and Chip Oswalt, and the West Collection, Philadelphia.
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Saturday, April 19
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Open Studio – Flowers | BYU Museum of Art | Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month! |
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Friday, March 14
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Watch Party: Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Semifinals | BYU Museum of Art | Come cheer on the team with us in the MOA Auditorium before Night at the Museums! |
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Monday, April 14 - Saturday, April 19
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Holy Week Giveaway | BYU Museum of Art | The first 200 visitors to the Museum during Holy Week will receive a bundle of postcards featuring scenes from the life of the Savior. |
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Wednesday, April 30 - Friday, May 02
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Minerva Teichert Poster Giveaway | BYU Museum of Art | All visitors to the MOA from April 30 to May 2 will receive a free poster of an artwork by Minerva Teichert! |
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Monday, April 28
TBD
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Guest Lecture: Brian Kershisnik | BYU Museum of Art | Brian Kershisnik's final visit to his retrospective exhibition The Difficult Part will be on April 28, and you're invited to join him! |
July 5, 2018
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Deseret News
Video
MOA Mini-Tour: Genealogy of a Supermarket
May 17, 2018
Blog Post
Nina Katchadourian, Talking Popcorn
Video
Gallery Talk
March 14, 2018
Blog Post
Understanding Contemporary Art: A Guide to Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser
March 7, 2018
March 3 – August 11, 2018
Nina Katchadourian’s work reveals the creative potential that, in her words, “lurks within the mundane.” With ingenuity, insight, and humor, her art invigorates our ability to see our everyday surroundings as a site of possibility.
