The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) presents its winter season with the unveiling of two new thought-provoking exhibitions and held an opening reception on Feb. 1.
New exhibitions that opened Feb. 1:
“The Sun, Trying to Disappear” is a show that speaks of entanglement. The images in this exhibition flutter between icons and mistrusted memories; dumpster-found advertisements; and miracles of moments that feel fully divine. As we all wade through systems that try to engulf us, the six featured photographers (Sara Cwynar, Kate Greene, Ian Kline, Elle Perez, Lieko Shiga, + Carmen Winant) use their imaginations as a way to survive above the flames. They may be above them, but they’re looking directly at them. “The Sun, Trying to Disappear” will be on view in the Bruce Brown Gallery until May 4.
“Fruition” brings together the paintings and photographs of Allison Cekala and Nate Luce, two interdisciplinary Midcoast artists and frequent collaborators. Their work plants the seed for self-reflection by showing us the artificial boundaries between art, work and life; between the profane, humorous and profound. They blur conventional boundaries and hierarchies to teach us to see the sacred in the humble. “Fruition” will be on view in CMCA’s Guy D. Hughes Gallery until May 4.
Exhibitions still on view:
“i forgot to remember” draws on the four-decades-long multi-disciplinary practice of artist Katarina Weslien, who has created a large-scale and expansive exhibition for the Main Gallery at CMCA. “i forgot to remember” is immersive and experiential, reflecting the artist’s “deep, ongoing interest in the tactile and metaphoric power of cloth; how mute objects speak; and how objects elicit memories, emotions, and embodied imaginations in the face of impermanence, disorder, and displacement.” On view until May 4.
“From the Collection of Lord Red” is the first Maine solo show of artist Kyle Downs, taking place in the Marilyn Moss Rockefeller Lobby + Karen and Rob Brace Hall. Downs presents wall sculptures made from strips of discarded basketballs, referencing post-production practices, pop culture and the psychology of collecting. On view until May 4.
CMCA is located at 21 Winter St., Rockland. For more information, go to cmcanow.org.
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