In addition to highlighting the basketball-inspired artwork of contemporary artists, In the Paint aims to celebrate the history of the sport at UConn.
Report by Paula Antolini
March 18, 2015 11:33PM EDT
Above photo: Awol Erizku, “Oh what a feeling, aw, #$%@ it, I want a Trillion,” 2014 Mixed media with seven regulation size basketball rims, 24 karat gold plated nets, and Spalding NBA Brooklyn Nets team basketball. Courtesy of the artist and Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC.
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Be sure to visit The William Benton Museum of Art “In the Paint: Basketball in Contemporary Art” exhibit, which will be at the museum until March 29, 2015, at 245 Glenbrook Road in Storrs, CT.
The exhibition will feature artworks in a variety of media that explore the world of basketball. Concepts of performance, competition, branding, and spectacle are central to the work of contemporary artists who engage with the sport as subject matter. Their work reveals structural similarities between the spheres of athletics and art, where athletes and artists alike are constantly engrossed in practice, promotion, and play to refine their skills and dominate their chosen fields.
In addition to highlighting the basketball-inspired artwork of contemporary artists, In the Paint aims to celebrate the history of the sport at UConn. The exhibition’s two goals align in the two-channel video installation One on One by Janet Biggs, which features alumnae Morgan Valley (2000-2004) and Maria Conlon (2004).
The present overview only briefly describes what promises to be a powerful, rich, and engaging visual experience with broad public appeal. In the Paint will add new dimensions to the ways of seeing the sport.
To Benefit the Benton Museum’s Programs and Exhibitions: Win an original signed 2014-2015 UConn Men’s or Women’s basketball, signed by the entire team. Tickets are $2 at the museum’s front desk!
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Also on exhibit:
“Sweet Sensations: UConn Reads The Omnivores Dilemma”
Exhibit at the museum until March 29, 2015.
Exhibition complimenting the 4th Annual UConn Reads(View: http://uconnreads.uconn.edu/)
Since its publication, Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2006) has sparked a national conversation about American ways of eating and their impact on our health and environment. With their passion for the environment, health, and human rights, the UConn community is ready for a wide-ranging debate about the culture, politics, and science of eating.
On view at the museum is Sweet Sensations, an exhibition of works portraying sinfully seductive foods juxtaposed with book excerpts about additives to the American food systems.
Above photo: Peter Anton, “Heavenly Donuts”, 2014 Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist and UNIX Gallery, NYC
Above photo: Peter Anton, Jubilant Assortment, 2014. Mixed media. Courtesy of the artist and UNIX Gallery, NYC
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The William Benton Museum of Art
Connecticut State Art Museum
245 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT 06269-3140
860-486-4520
FREE Admission
Donations Welcome
HOURS (Hours and Admission)
Tuesday–Friday 10–4:30
Saturday & Sunday 1–4:30
The William Benton Museum of Art is a member of the Connecticut Art Trail, a partnership of eighteen world-class museums and historic sites across the state. Visit the site for updates on packages, events and exhibitions at member museums.
Connecticut Art Trail: http://www.arttrail.org/
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