Two group exhibits to open in September at The Center for Contemporary Art

BEDMINSTER, N.J. - June 30, 2015 - PRLog -- This fall two group exhibits will open on September 11th at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ and will remain on view through October 24^th. The public is invited to meet the artists at an opening reception on Friday, September 18^th from 6-8 p.m.

The Thing Itself, curated by John Yau is in the first floor galleries. Mr. Yau, curator, poet, and art critic, has over the past thirty years visited many artists’ studios and in that time has found that there is a lot of work that, for a variety of reasons, is seldom seen in galleries. Most often, these were works are on paper. According to Yau, “What got me was the humbleness of the materials, and how artists were able to start with a piece of paper, and with simple instruments create an entire cosmos, a distinct reality.” For this show Yau has invited a number of artists including Lois Dodd, Thomas Nozkowski, Eleanor Ray, Joyce Robins, Gary Stephan, and many others to demonstrate, as Yau has said, “No matter how much art I have looked at, and written about, I still find that merging of materials, rigor and imagination both magical and mysterious, a world arising out of the artist’s interaction with something as common and ordinary as a piece of paper.”

Plus One, curated by Wes Sherman is in the second floor galleries. This exhibition, like The Thing Itself, comes out the many years Sherman has visited artist studios and his realization that artists often refer to other artist’s work to illustrate the ideas that are being achieved or thought about in their own work. Frequently a picture or clipping is pulled out to show the comparisons. Plus One focuses on painters and Sherman has asked a handful of artists to invite another artist to exhibit a work next to their own painting. This paring, much like a diptych, creates new contexts between the two paintings, opening up new observations that otherwise might have gone unnoticed. Some of the parings in this show include: Suzanne Joelson / Harry Roseman; Sylivia Mangold / Catherine Murphy; Tom McGlynn / Jim Osman; Ilse Murdock / James Benjamin Franklin; and Hanneline Rogeberg / Suzanne McClelland.

The Center for Contemporary Art is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster, NJ. (908) 234-2345 www.ccabedminster.org

About The Center for Contemporary Art

Founded in 1970, The Center for Contemporary Art is a vital regional art center with a vibrant studio art school, extensive exhibition program and important community outreach component. The Center for Contemporary Art is committed to making its programs and facility accessible to everyone. The Center is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster, NJ. For further information, please call (908) 234-2345 or visit The Center for Contemporary Art online at http://ccabedminster.org/

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