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MARK THE DATE FOR ARTISTS MCCALLUM AND TARRY'S RETURN TO ATLANTA FOR EXHIBITION AT SPELMAN COLLEGE
ATLANTA (Aug. 6, 2010) “Evenly Yoked,” the latest video endeavor by Brooklyn-based artists Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, will launch the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art’s 2010/2011 exhibition season Sept. 9 through Dec. 4. Intermittently presenting a contemporary couple on their wedding day, an aristocratic couple in the antebellum South, and a confederate soldier and a slave, in “Evenly Yoked” the artists examine race relations on an intimate scale over time. Featuring new works from the “Projection” series, a group of paintings that explore the intersection of race and the entertainment industry, the artists investigate stereotypes perpetuated in theater and cinema and provide a thematic context within which to experience “Evenly Yoked.”
“Evenly Yoked” will be showcased alongside “Bloodlines” (2007), “Cut” (2006), “Exchange” (2007), “Topsy Turvy” (2006), and “Whitewash” (2006 – 2009). McCallum and Tarry’s work garnered critical and popular attention when it was presented in recent years at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, and the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. The College is pleased to welcome them back to present this solo exhibition that exemplifies their engagement with self-portraiture, archival investigations, history, and race relations. This exhibition of recent works by McCallum and Tarry underscores the role of autobiography, performance, and masquerade in the artists’ careers.
“Evenly Yoked: Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry” honors the Museum’s unique mission to focus on art by and about women of the African Diaspora. Engaging complicated themes and including technically sophisticated art, this exhibition exemplifies the range of work that black women create and furthers the Museum’s ongoing commitment to presenting challenging contemporary art.
“Evenly Yoked: Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry” is organized by the Contemporary Museum, Baltimore and is a version of the recent exhibition “Bearing Witness: Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry” presented by the Contemporary Museum, Baltimore and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, a husband and wife collaborative, have produced an impressive body of work that possesses a potent combination of seductive, exquisitely crafted images and incisive content. Through their large-scale public projects, interactive sculpture, painting, photography, and video they leave a lasting impact in the communities they engage. They challenge audiences to reflect deeply on a variety of topics including teen homelessness, gun violence in inner cities, homicide, the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and their own circumstance as an interracial couple.
McCallum and Tarry's work has been featured in exhibitions including “One on One,” SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM (2010), “Prospect 1,” New Orleans (2008); “Cinema Remixed & Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image,” Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta (2007); “Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery,” The New-York Historical Society (2006); and “Witness: Perspectives on Police Violence,” Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, N.Y. (2000). They have also had solo exhibitions at Caren Golden Fine Art, New York; Kinkead Contemporary, Los Angeles; and Kiang Gallery, Atlanta. In addition, McCallum and Tarry have been commissioned to realize large-scale civic and public works. They were recently awarded a commission to create a Malcolm X memorial at the intersection of Central Park and Malcolm X Boulevard in New York City.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
The Museum is organizing a host of programs in conjunction with Evenly Yoked. Join us inside the Museum for Q & A with artists Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 from 5pm to 6:30pm. Participate in a lively informal question and answer session with the artists. They will discuss specific works in “Evenly Yoked: Bradley McCallum & Jacqueline Tarry” as well as current and upcoming projects. The Museum’s Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers will also be able to interact with the artists and participate in the Q & A.
Immediately following, McCallum and Tarry will present an Artists Talk organized in collaboration with Atlanta Celebrates Photography, in the Cosby Academic Center Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.
Other exhibition-related programs including gallery walks, Beyond the Blackboard: Community Day, and open-class sessions to be announced.
ABOUT THE SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art provides a learning environment for students, faculty, staff and alumnae. Museum activities enhance the cultural and intellectual development of the College's community through the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of important works of art. Artists affiliated with the Atlanta University Center are of particular interest. As the only museum in the nation that focuses on works by and about women of the African Diaspora in its collections, exhibitions, and programs, the Museum serves as a complement to local, regional, national, and international art resources. Recent exhibitions organized by the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art include “Cinema Remixed & Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970” (2007 in collaboration with the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston) and “Undercover: Performing Transforming Black Female Identities” (2009).
ADDRESS
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in the Atlanta University Center on the Spelman College campus in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center at 350 Spelman Lane.
ADMISSION
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HOURS
The Museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. The Museum is closed Sundays, Mondays, major holidays. Summer, and official College breaks. For more information on the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, visit www.spelman.edu/museum.
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Spelman College:
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