Author Archives: alexislowrymurray
Cate McQuaid Reviews the 2015 NCECA Biennial for the Boston Globe
Check out critic Cate McQuaid’s wonderful review of the 2015 NCECA Biennial at the Bell Gallery now through March 29th.
RE: SHE (A zine response to the Bell Gallery)
The Bell Gallery teamed up with the folks from Bluestockings Magazine to produce a zine in response to the exhibition SHE: Picturing women at the turn of the 21st century. Check out the online edition of the zine here:
Installing the 2015 NCECA Biennial
Great day at the Bell Gallery today, as we unpacked the ceramic works that are part of the 2015 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Biennial that we are hosting.
The exhibition opens Saturday, January 24th. An opening reception will be held Friday, January 30th, beginning at 5:30 pm in List Art Lobby. See you there!
Three Exciting Upcoming Events
On November 19th renowned painter Glenn Brown will be joining us to talk about his practice. This exhibition is organized in conjunction with the exhibition SHE: picturing women at the turn of the 21st century. The lecture takes place at 5:30 pm in List Auditorium. A reception will follow.
Glenn Brown, Filth, 2004
Oil on panel, 52 3/8″ x 37″ x 1 1/8″
Private collection
© Glenn Brown, Image courtesy Gagosian Gallery
On November 21 sculptor Orly Genger, known for her whimsical yet powerful public installations will be on Campus to discuss her latest public project, YOU, created specifically for Brown University’s front campus. The discussion takes place at 5:30 pm in List Auditorium. A reception and viewing will follow.
Orly Genger, YOU, 2014
Recycled lobster rope and paint, 230′ long
Finally, the internationally acclaimed artist Glenn Ligon will give this year’s Gund Presidential Lecture on November 25th at 5:00 pm in Martinos Auditorium. Ligon was recently the subject of a widely praised mid-career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.
Glenn Ligon, Untitled (America), 2008
Neon, 24 x 168 inches
Working for YOU in the rain
Our team is working non-stop to install Orly Genger’s YOU on the quiet green at Brown University. Below the work in progress. We’ve also got a live feed of the installation running, which you can check out here.
Installation Begins on Orly Genger’s YOU
The rope arrives!
Orly Genger uses recycled lobster rope to construct her monumentally scaled sculptural interventions in public places. For the next two weeks she will be building YOU, a new site-specific installation on Brown University’s campus. To see Genger and her team in action stop by the quite green during daylight hours November 3-12. Or, check back in here, on Re:Bell, where we will be posting frequent updates.
Taking the first pallet off the truck.
On November 21st Genger will be back on campus to talk about the work and celebrate its completion (Conversation at 5:30 in List Art Auditorium; reception at 6:30 on the quiet green).
YOU will be on view November 2014-Summer 2015.
SHE Review
Thanks Brown Daily Herald ( @the_herald ) for the incredibly thoughtful review of the Bell Gallery’s exhibition SHE: picturing women at the turn of the 21st century. http://www.browndailyherald.com/2014/10/28/difficult-women-collide-serious-money/
Please join us November 5th for an artist talk by Candice Breitz!
Sneak Peek: Behind the Scenes of SHE
Check out some photographs taken while installing SHE: Picturing Women at the Turn of the 21st Century. The exhibition opens this Saturday, October 25th. Opening reception is Friday, October 24th, 5:30-7:30. Please join us to celebrate!
Left: George Condo, The Banker’s Wife, 2011, oil on linen, 74” x 72”, Private collection. © George Condo. Image courtesy Skarstedt Gallery.
Right: Jenny Saville, Hybrid, 1997, oil on canvas, 108″ x 84, Private collection, © Jenny Saville. Image courtesy Gagosian Gallery
Installing Jeff Koons’s Gazing Ball (Ariadne), 2012-2013, Plaster and glass, 44 5/16″ x 93 7/8″ x 36 5/8″, Private Collection. © Jeff Koons
Re: Bell 