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Out of the Ordinary, the title of the Zimmerli Museum’s exhibit of photography by Garry Winogrand (1928–1984) and Larry Clark (born 1943), can be read two ways. In the more conventional sense, the title could refer to pictures taken from the realm of everyday existence associated with the so-called “slice of life” genre, or it could reflect each photographer’s aesthetic preoccupation with the far side of the normal, and the exploring of extraordinary subjects. In any case, the focus on “slice of life” aligned with the revelation of visual poetry in seemingly “normal” situations defines both artists. Winogrand’s creative bias (“women are better than men”) is highlighted in the bicycle girls of Beverly Hills, Clark’s edgy portraits reveal his determination “to present the way kids see things but without all this baggage…You know…they’re living in the moment not thinking about anything beyond that and that’s what I wanted to catch. And I wanted the viewer to feel like you’re there with them.”
Women of all ages are celebrated in the 15 photographs comprising Winogrand’s last series, Women Are Better Than Men, Not Only Have They Survived, They Do Prevail (1980). Clark’s photos of his rebellious hometown friends, which, as he puts it, “expose their flawed attempts to push the limits of invincibility,” are from his first major work, Tulsa, which appeared in 1971. The 35 images in the exhibition, which will continue through July 11, are from the Tulsa portfolio published in 1980. It should be noted that several photographs of thephotographs on display show drug use and violence, so viewer discretion is advised. The exhibit is not recommended for children.
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum is located at 71 Hamilton Street (corner of George Street) on the College Avenue campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday–Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and free for museum members, Rutgers students, faculty and staff (with ID), and children under 18. Admission is free on the first Sunday of every month. For more information, call (732) 932-7237, ext. 610 or visit the museum’s website: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.
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The James A. Michener Art Museum at 138 South Pine Street in Doylestown. Icons of Costume: Hollywood’s Golden Era and Beyond, which includes over 50 items selected from an extensive collection of movie memorabilia, will run through September 5 in the Paton / Smith / Della Penna-Fernberger Galleries. Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom will run from June 26 through October 10. The Arts Council of Princeton in the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts. Organized by sculptor John Goodyear, with the artists group MOVIS, Reinventing the Wheel explores the advances and pitfalls of progress. Running concurrently is Terrace Project: Chakaia Booker, an outdoor installation of sculptures made from cut automobile tires. The exhibits will be on view until July 2. D&R Greenway Land Trust at One Preservation Place. Ebb and Flow: 10,000 Years at the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, which includes Voices for the Marsh, the fifth annual juried exhibition of Marsh photographs, will run through July 16. |
Firestone Library on the Princeton University campus. The Author’s Portrait: ‘O, Could He But Have Drawne His Wit,’ an exhibit of 100 portraits of poets, novelists and essayists, pulled from the holdings of the University’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, will be on view through July 5. “Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps, 1472-1700” is in the Leonard L. Milberg Gallery through August 1. Hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m to 5 p.m., weekends 12 noon to 5 p.m. Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. Two exhibitions of contemporary sculpture will be on view through September 19. A New Dimension features the sculptural work of Keith Haring and Eminent Domain displays sculptures by Chakaia Booker. On display throughJuly 18 is an exhibition of members’ work entitled Member’s Musings. New Additions in the park include Michael Dunbar, Harry Gordon, Edwerdt Hilgemann and Gwynn Murrill. For detailed information, visit www.groundsforsculpture.org. |
The Princeton University Art Museum. The museum’s inaugural summer season of temporary exhibitions will include Pictures of Pictures (through October 10), which\explores the ways in which artis s of all media and traditions have nested one image inside another. Drawn largely from the Museum’s collections, the exhibition includes works of photography, collage, painting, prints and drawings, and even sculpture. Inner Sanctum: Memory and Meaning in Princeton’s Faculty Room at Nassau Hall (through October 30) explores the way the room and its portrait collection helped shape the University’s identity. Presence and Remembrance: The Art of Toshiko Takaezu (June 26-September 11), which is centered on the Remembrance Bell erected on Princeton’s campus in memory of the 13 alumni who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, features new gifts from artist Toshiko Takaezu as well as older favorites from the Museum’s and University’s collections. The season ends with Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970-1980 (July 10-September 26), which offers the first historical survey of what critics of the 1970s called “the new color photography.” Located on the Princeton University campus. the museum is open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. |
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