Karl and Bertl Arnstein Galleries
February 11, 2017 - May 7, 2017
Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose highlights 51 remarkable contemporary artists who have been featured in the pages of the popular art magazine
Hi-Fructose. Despite differing levels of recognition, all the artists have a distinctive voice and vision. They come from around the world with different perspectives and approaches to art-making.
Turn the Page offers the opportunity to view their original works beyond the flat worlds of paper and digital screens, where they are most often seen.
These diverse artists each demonstrate mastery of their chosen media—their work is characterized by vividly colored imagery that is graphically and carefully rendered with high attention to detail. From oil paintings and drawings, to porcelain and bronze sculptures, to video and mixed media artworks, both new and traditional artistic processes are represented. The subjects, images and ideas expressed in these artworks, however, are decidedly contemporary, responding to the world as we see it today. Though the artworks in
Turn the Page are often informed by art history, they are also equally influenced by popular culture, current politics and globalization.
Artists Represented: Jennybird Alcantara,
Barnaby Barford,
Chris Berens,
Tim Biskup,
Tiffany Bozic,
Ray Caesar,
Victor Castillo,
Beth Cavener,
Kevin Cyr,
Wim Delvoye,
Gehard Demetz,
Brian Dettmer,
Fulvio Di Piazza,
Ron English,
Shepard Fairey,
AJ Fosik,
Camille Rose Garcia,
Jeremy Geddes,
Sam Gibbons,
Femke Hiemstra,
Scott Hove,
James Jean,
Audrey Kawasaki,
Josh Keyes,
Kris Kuksi,
Travis Louie,
Kate MacDowell,
MARS-1,
Marco Mazzoni,
Brian McCarty,
Tara McPherson,
Scott Musgrove,
Yoshitomo Nara,
Lisa Nilsson,
Olek,
Parra,
Marion Peck,
Jean-Pierre Roy,
Mark Ryden,
Todd Schorr,
Greg “Craola” Simkins,
Tracey Snelling,
Jeff Soto,
Kazuki Takamatsu,
Gary Taxali,
Mark Dean Veca,
Nicola Verlato,
Wayne White,
Kehinde Wiley,
Martin Wittfooth and
Erwin Wurm.
Exhibition Tour:
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) May 22 - December 31, 2016
Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio. February 10 - May 7, 2017
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California. June 11, 2017 - September 17, 2017
Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose
is organized by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and made possible by the City of Virginia Beach. Generous funding is provided by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Major support for the exhibition is provided by Acoustical Sheetmetal, Capital Group Companies, PRA Group, the Fine Family Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, and other generous donors, as well as grants made possible by the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the Business Consortium for Arts Support.
Its presentation in Akron is supported by Ohio Arts Council, the Calhoun Charitable Trust, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC and the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Media sponsorship is provided by Western Reserve PBS and 91.3 The Summit.
Related Links:
[
Josh Usmani, "Akron Art Museum Exhibit Pays Homage to Iconic Art Magazine," Cleveland Scene ] [
John Benson, "Akron Art Museum Brings Hi-Fructose Magazine Exhibit to Northeast Ohio," Cool Cleveland ] [
Dan Kane, "Major new Akron show celebrates weird and wondrous," Canton Repository ]
