PLAYFUL/PENSIVE: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
Time is TBD
|Racine Art Museum
This exhibition is free to view at all hours in the museum’s unique street-facing Windows on Fifth Gallery.
Time & Location
Time is TBD
Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St, Racine, WI 53403, USA
About the event
Constructed of materials such as ceramic and glass that can withstand the demanding conditions of Racine Art Museum’s Windows on Fifth Gallery, these works reflect personal, social, and cultural issues and ideas in sometimes unexpected ways.
In a modern context, artists not working on a commission can choose to express whatever they desire in their work. The choice of subject matter, and how exactly it is communicated, is filtered through the artist’s perspective. Concerns impacting the artist, whether internal or external, can direct decisions about what is depicted in their artwork and why.
The artworks included in this exhibition are either playful or thought-provoking, and sometimes both—seeming lighthearted at first but ultimately speaking to deeper, more complex issues. Constructed of materials such as ceramic and glass that can withstand the demanding conditions of RAM’s Windows on Fifth Gallery, these works reflect personal, social, and cultural issues and ideas in sometimes…