Blue Profundity: Contemporary Artists Revisit a Color

This exhibition features contemporary artists who incorporate blue in their work to highlight the symbolic and historic meanings of the color. Blue is celebrated as a marker of socioeconomic status in history, a symbol of cultural pride and economic exploitation, and as a metaphor for sadness and depression. Artworks such as blue-and-white porcelain, hand-pigmented paper pulp, and cyanotype photography explore these concepts by updating forms and materials to reflect current-day concerns with a nod to historical precedent. Confirmed artists include Adam Chau, Ifé Franklin, Michelle Samour, Heather Evans Smith, and Andrea Pettway Williams.

EXHBITION EVENTS

Thu Sep 5, 2024 | 5:30-7:00 PM
Cantor Art Gallery

Opening Reception

Fri Sep 20, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Booth Media Lab

Artist talk and papermaking demo by artist Michelle Samour

Tue Oct 22, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Cantor Art Gallery

Gallery Talk: From Pigments to Perception: The Chemical Origins of Color
Featuring Class Deans and Professors Sarah Petty (Chemistry) and Rob Bellin (Biology)

Mon Nov 25, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Cantor Art Gallery

Performance | Music students in Prof. Matthew Jaskot’s Composition/Songwriting course and Dance students in Prof. Jimena Bermejo’s Body Stories course perform works inspired by Blue Profundity.