UTOPIA


The works in this section share a brittle but hopeful beauty. With tenderness and sensuality they present bold and dreamy imaginings of an ideal world. For some, such utopian musings are fantasies that, however impossible to achieve, help to keep hope alive. For others, the contemplation of an ideal, harmonious world reflects a renewed spirituality--a renewal based, at least in part, on the need to find sources of strength in the face of the ravages of AIDS.
Joseph Cornell
The Sand Fountain , n.d.
Wooden box with blue sand, glass
11,1/2x7x4,1/2
Purchased by Museum with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Hunter Reynolds
Bed of Flowers , 1992
Photo Weaving, bed
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist

Roni Horn, United States, born 1955, Suite #1, 1991-94, Suite of five color and black and white photographs, 11-1/4 x 15-1/4" each, Courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery

Siobhan Liddell, England, born 1965, Untitled, 1993, Watercolor on paper, 8' x 2" x 2", Courtesy Jack Hanley Gallery

Tony Feher, United States, born 1956, Improbable Moment, 1993, Jars, marbles, wood, paint, screws, 53-1/2 x 25 x 25", Lent by Suzanne and Howard Feldman

Louise Fishman, United States, born 1939, Up and Out, 1992, Oil on linen, 32 x 30", Lent by Gretchen and Peter V. Haight

Catherine Opie, United States, born 1962, Freeway Series (#'s 25, 28, 29), 1994, Three platinum prints, 2-1/8 x 6-1/2" each, Courtesy Jack Hanley Gallery

Sally Elesby, United States, born 1942, Surface Decoration, Drawing Without Paper - Stool, 1993, Wire, colored glue and decoration, 12 x 12 x 12", Lent by Food House

Nicholas Mouffarege, United States, 1947-1986, Banana Pudding, 1980, Mixed media, 11 x 15", Lent by Laura Skoler

Lutz Bacher, United States, Pink Out of the Corner (To Jasper Johns) 1963, 1991, Pink fluorescent bulbs and fixtures, 96 x 3-3/4", Courtesy of the artist

Jack Pierson, United States, born 1960, Heaven, 1992, Wood and plastic letters, Dimensions variable, Lent by Eileen and Peter Michael

Martin Wong, United States, born 1946, Brick Disc, 1988, Acrylic on canvas, 11" diameter, Lent by Benjamin and Florence Wong Fie

Teresa A. Smith, United States, born 1963, Beauty Boogie Buddy, 1994, Trading cards and glue, 96 x 144 x 5", Courtesy of the artist

John Lennon, Imagine, 1971, Album cover (design by Yoko Ono), Private collection


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