Curatorial

Jamey Grimes
The New Gallery, Aug. 28-Sept. 21, 2017

exhibition catalogue

An element of art, space refers to distances or areas around, between or within components of a piece. Space can be positive or negative, open or closed, shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional.

Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that often are site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.

With the first exhibition in the new gallery space in the new Art + Design building, I began thinking about space as a primary art element. I wanted to bring in an artist whose work deals with the transformation of space and was instantly reminded of Jamey Grimes’ work. Upon initial conversations with Mr. Grimes, we realized the schedule would coincide with the upcoming solar eclipse, and then the word ‘space’ took on a secondary meaning.

Mr. Grimes has created an installation specifically for The New Gallery and the historic solar eclipse. This contemporary art exhibition will celebrate space in a way that will transform the viewer’s conception of what a traditional gallery space is to what it could be.

- Michael Dickins, Gallery Director