Central Art Gallery

Proximity & Distance

Guest Curated by Shona Macdonald
October 17 - November 15, 2024

Public Reception

Thursday, October 17th from 4 - 7 p.m.
Artist Talk 4:30 p.m.

The Chen Art Gallery at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT is proud to present an upcoming exhibition ‘Proximity & Distance.’ The show will run from October 17-November 15. The artists included are Namwon Choi, GA; Bill Conger, IL; Carrie Gundersdorf, NY; Jin Lee, IL; Young Min Moon, MA; Pete Schulte, AL.

The six artists invited by guest curator Shona Macdonald, Professor and Artist in the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, consider ideas about how closely inspected images open out to suggest larger spaces, whether philosophical, geographical, physical. What brings their practices together is a flow between near and far; downwards and outwards; proximity and distance. Not presented as opposites, the artworks form a conversation between these ever-shifting states of being. ‘Proximity & Distance’ considers two parallel ideas. First, the re-emphasis of place over the rapid acceleration of time. Second, the notion of parallax vision, the displacement
of objects when seen from two different points of view: ‘proximity and distance.’ 

The public is encouraged to attend an opening reception on Thursday, October 17th from 4 - 7 PM. There will be a brief talk by the curator and a few participating artists at 4:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.