Event Details
Sanford Biggers Moon Medicine & Bloom Projects: Melanie Schiff, Stones - Art Exhibitions
March 6th through May 2nd, 2010
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 633 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara
Event Description
The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum presents their latest exhibits on display, "Sanford Biggers Moon Medicine" & "Bloom Projects: Melanie Schiff, Stones Exhibitions"
Sanford Biggers: Moon Medicine is a major monographic exhibition featuring one of the most significant African American artists of this generation. Multi-disciplinary in scope, the exhibition comprises new and old sculpture, video, installation, a newly commissioned public performance, and an exhibition catalog. Biggers' work is renowned for its meditative rigor and improvisatory edge, which is inspired by the hybridity and mixtures of diverse cultures and by his experiences living throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. The artist is interested in the philosophical and worship practices of Buddhism; Indo-European religious practices of Voodoo, Santeria, and Candomble in indigenous populations; and African American popular culture.
This exhibition has been made possible in part by the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Susan E. Bower, Barry and Jill Kitnick, Jon and Lillian Lovelace, Mike Healy and Tim Walsh, and Kimberly Hahn and James Van Arsdale of Myopia Design. Special thanks to Wayne McCall and Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.
Bloom Projects: Melanie Schiff, Stones
Utilizing formal elements such as the still life and the self-portrait, Melanie Schiff's photographs address quiet moments wavering on the edge of a constructed poetic narrative and an instant found by chance. Multiple themes and symbols recur throughout her work, such as her playful use of light, landscape, the body, pop culture, and ideas of spirituality and meditation. This exhibition has been made possible in part by the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Special thanks to Brush & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA and Wayne McCall and Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.
Gallery Hours: 11 AM - 5 PM Tues - Sat, 12-5pm on Sun
This event is free and open to the public.
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Contact: Kimberly Hahn
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