Forms of Authority

Artists Interpret the Contemporary Institution

Through March 3

Forms of Authority is a group painting exhibition showing at Prairie Gallery from January 14 through March 3. Forms of Authority includes work from two veteran Cincinnati artists, Stewart Goldman and Joseph Winterhalter as well as Toronto artist Henry Navarro. These three artists together explore the tension between natural forms and processes and the increasing complexity and power of contemporary social institutions.


Upcoming

Peter Haberkorn

March 10, 2012

Cincinnati artist Peter Haberkorn presents mixed media work including drawings, photographs and found objects.

 

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Past/Archive

Hetero-Types Science in Contemporary Art Making

November, 2011

Cincinnati artist Kimberly Burleigh, San Francisco artist Caren Alpert and Arizone artist David Tinapple explore the use of scientific methodology in creating their paintings, photographs and videos.

 

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Daybooks: Artists' Daily Reflections.

September, 2011

Cincinnati artist Amy Hildebrand, Atlanta artist Ester Wilson and New Haven's Susan McCaslin maintain a practice of producing daily reflections in various forms including photography and mixed media works on postcards and small panels. This show presents their work as it appeared in their daily journals and blogs with varying degrees of finishing as gallery objects.

 

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Body of Art: The Body in Contemporary Art Making

July, 2011

Body of Art, which featured work by Boston based photographer Karl Baden and Brooklyn video artist Kate Gilmore, closed on September 3, 2011. This group exhibit featured seven artists who together explored how the human figure is represented and used in the making of contemporary art.

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Little Kings, Photographs by Chris Bucher

May, 2011

Large scale photographs created at the Jireh Sports Ministry boxing gym between February and July, 2008.

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House: New Work by Tony Becker

February, 2011

A community project centered on the meaning of the word house.

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Chocolat: Curated by Brian Joiner

December, 2010

Mixed media inspired by chocolate.

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Jeremy Johnson: Meddling with Nature

October, 2010

Taxidermy/sculpture.

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Memory Theatres: The Photography and Books of Bea Nettles

September, 2010

Photo-collage. Handmade artist books.

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Arthole's Realhot Toy Show

July, 2010

Interactive installation, performance, sculpture and prints.

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New Work, Katie Parker in collaboration with Guy Michael Davis

May, 2010

Porcelain and cut paper wall installations based on baroque Europoean designs with a dark undertone.

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Things I Burned in the Fire I Started

May, 2010

Photography and mixed media by Advanced and Graduate Students at the University of Cincinnati School of Art.

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Cold Comfort, Phil Spangler

March, 2010

Kinetic and living sculptures which explore man's intersection with nature.

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I CANNOT REMEMBER ALL THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN, Peiter Griga

January, 2010

Peiter Griga presents his unique interpretation of human memory in performance documentary, sculpture, video and photography.

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Idyll, Celene Hawkins

November, 2009

Celene Hawkins presents new photography and sculpture exploring natural forms.

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Kid's View: The Mill Creek Expedition

September, 2009

Eight middle school students from Cincinnati explore the restoration of the Mill Creek with pinhole photography.

Camera Obscura

June, 2009

Artists Andrea Milette, Josh Pfeifer, Phil Spangler, Aaron Walker and Peiter Griga interpret a room sized camera obscura installed in the gallery through video, performance, photography and mixed media.

Not in My Wedding Album

March, 2009

What happens to all of those amazing wedding photos that tell amazing stories, but not necessarily the ones the bride and groom want to tell in their wedding album? Professional wedding photographers show their best "never seen" images.

Happy Valley or Helltown

January, 2009

Featuring the site specific installations of Voss Finn and Samantha Johnson