Feb 15, 2016 | Essay, From the Chair
I am writing while on a very quick trip to New York. I have been coming to New York to see art, make art, talk about art or just to feel connected to art since my early 20’s. It is a rite of passage for young artists to come here at some point in their...
Feb 8, 2016 | Essay, From the Chair
In recent days, I have been thinking about the following question: Why do students come to the arts? What do they want? Of course the answer to that question would be relative to each student, however, my experience tells me this: that often, they have been putting...
Feb 1, 2016 | Essay, From the Chair
As you may know, the Quadrennial Exhibition of Faculty Exhibition opened this last weekend. I noted in the catalog essay: Exhibitions of art serve a multitude of functions. They are aggregates of competing forces, sometimes market driven, sometimes in service of a...
Jan 25, 2016 | Essay, From the Chair
…we rely on the arts and humanities to broaden our views and remind us of the truths that connect us. Barack Obama I wish to personally congratulate the UW Art Department Faculty on the 2016 Quadrennial Exhibition at the Chazen Museum of Art and urge you all to see...
Jan 19, 2016 | Essay, From the Chair
Contemporary Art is that art made by our contemporaries. Arthur Danto The quote above is a definition of contemporary art. There are many definitions, but this one is almost perfect. It is ahistorical; not tied to a particular set of dates. It is open and flexible; ie...
