Explore the galleries of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum with New York and Connecticut-based sculptor and exhibiting artist Michelle Lopez. On Sunday, August 3, Lopez will be joined by Aldrich curator Amy Smith-Stewart for an engaging dialogue about the work on view.
Lopez will discuss the processes and inspirations behind her powerful exhibition, Angels, Flags, Bangs, and the relationships between the work of current artists and the iconic objects on view as part of the Museum's 50th Anniversary season.
The public talk will take place from 3 to 4 p.m., but Aldrich members are invited to enjoy an exclusive tête-à-tête with Lopez and Smith-Stewart from 2 to 3 p.m.
New and recent sculptures by Lopez, spanning three bodies of her work, are on view. Nine-foot-tall sculptures from the Blue Angels series (2011) lean precariously against the wall; the Flags series (2013) transforms symbols most often associated with victory and patriotism into wilted, frail objects; while Bangs, a site-specific sculptural installation, made from elevator blankets, merges the soft felt sculptures of Robert Morris, whose iconic work is on view in juxtaposition to Lopez's, with the stylized female characters of Japanese anime.
Museum: Founded by Larry Aldrich in 1964, The Aldrich is dedicated to fostering innovative artists whose ideas and interpretations of the world around us serve as a platform to encourage creative thinking. The Aldrich is one of the few independent, non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United States, and the only museum in Connecticut devoted to contemporary art. It is one of only twenty museums in Connecticut and only 318 art museums in the country to be accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. All exhibitions and programs are handicapped accessible. Free on-site parking. Regular Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm. For more information call 203.438.4519 or visit aldrichart.org.
Photograph by Hoskins Smith of Curator Amy-Smith Stewart describing artist Michelle Lopez's work from the Blue Angels series.