Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Photos by Horacio Arias.
Atlanta Art Week Event:
Zuckerman Museum of Art:
Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation | OTP
Wednesday: Oct 2, 2024 | 8:00PM
492 Prillaman Way NW Kennesaw, Georgia, 30144
About Event:
Wednesday, October 2 at 8pm: Exhibition reception for "Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation" along with a talk or performance to be announced
Monday, September 30 - Saturday, October 5 – Open from 10AM-5PM for exhibition tours.
Jeffrey Gibson: They Teach Love presents a sweeping survey of over thirty-five objects spanning fifteen years. The exhibition includes prints, photography, painting, sculpture, installation, and video. The inclusion of contemporary adornment in fashion is influenced by intertribal powwows as well as the dance clubs where Gibson found safe spaces as a teenager. The exhibition’s centerpiece is an expansive and immersive work titled To Name An Other—fifty-one printed elk hide drums and fifty wearable garments, which was originally commissioned as a performance by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in 2019. Born in Colorado in 1972, Jeffrey Gibson is of Cherokee heritage and a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw. His vibrant work, which is represented in more than twenty permanent collections across the United States, is a call for Indigenous empowerment as well as queer visibility. Gibson has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received a Master of Fine Arts from the Royal College of Art, London. Gibson is representing the United States at the Venice Biennale 2024—the first indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the American Pavilion. This traveling exhibition is organized by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington State University and is curated by Ryan Hardesty, Executive Director. Support for this exhibition and related education and outreach programs has been made possible by a grant from the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
Exhibition Duration: Aug 27, 2024 - Dec 7, 2024
About Artist:
Jeffrey Gibson
Born in 1972 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Gibson has traversed major urban centers across the world. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995 and a Master of Arts in painting at Gibson's work celebrates the rich cultural heritage of his Cherokee and Choctaw roots while seamlessly blending elements of modernism and contemporary popular and queer culture. His multimedia practice represents a vibrant call for empowerment within queer and Indigenous communities, promoting strength, joy, and resilience. As a citizen of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee heritage, Gibson's work is deeply rooted in his identity and experiences.
https://www.jeffreygibson.net/
https://www.stephenfriedman.com/artists/80-jeffrey-gibson/
https://www.jeffreygibsonvenice2024.org/
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240417-for-native-amer
https://eca.state.gov/highlight/jeffrey-gibson-represents-us
About Organization:
As a unit of the School of Art and Design at Kennesaw State University, the mission of the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art [ZMA] is to broaden the understanding and scope of contemporary art, theory, and practice in the Southeast. The ZMA encourages the exchange of ideas that inspire, educate, and cultivate appreciation of the visual arts in our community; honors interdisciplinarity and inclusivity; and promotes receptivity to diverse cultural, social, and artistic practices and narratives as a steward of innovative, collaborative, and risk-taking approaches to the poignant global issues of our time. Through thought provoking exhibitions, collaborative and cross-disciplinary curricular programming, accessible K-12 programming, and scholarly research, the museum seeks to exemplify how contemporary art and critical thinking impact experiences as a nexus within and beyond the perimeter of the university. Through these sequences the museum enables a fluid partnership within the community-at-large, in a collective, inclusive, and sustaining manner. The ZMA is comprised of The Don Russell Clayton Gallery and The Melinda Jolley Mortin Gallery— each approximately 2,000 square feet. The Ruth Zuckerman Pavilion, an exhibition space which connects these two galleries, features the permanent display of approximately 55 works by Ruth Zuckerman, the former wife of Bernard A. Zuckerman. This pavilion also features three project walls that display newly commissioned artworks by regional and local artists.
https://www.kennesaw.edu/arts/academics/visual-arts/zuckerman/index.php | @zuckermanmuseum
Hours of Operation:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 5 PM
Sunday: CLOSED
www.kennesaw.edu/arts | @zuckermanmuseum