On view Jill Baroff: in a grove On view through May 8 Since the mid-1990s, Jill Baroff has been strongly influenced by Japanese architecture, which she categorizes as “floor-based,” as opposed to the West’s emphasis on verticality. With top surfaces painted a solid color and hand routed grooves, Baroff’s tree trunks installed on the Bronx Museum outdoor terrace create an individualized experience using the interplay of shadow and color. Read more > Reflections in Tea On view through May 29 Since 2007, Michele Brody has been serving tea to the public through the interactive community-based project Reflections in Tea ritually performed with individuals as well as groups. The participants’ conversations shared over freshly prepared loose-leaf tea are preserved through transcription onto stained tea bags, culminating in the creation of an ever-growing set of fluttering paper quilts. Read more > Beyond the Veil: Works from the Permanent Collection On view through June 26 Focusing initially on artists of African, Asian and Latin American descent, the Bronx Museum Permanent Collection was created in 1986 with the goal to reflect the borough’s dynamic communities. Beyond The Veil will focus on an eclectic group of contemporary artists in the Permanent Collection whose works convey the complex mediation between the self and the other, between one’s allegiance to tradition and the appeal of globalism. Read more > Bronx Focus: Paintings by Valeri Larko On view through June 26 For over thirty years, Valeri Larko has drawn inspiration for her paintings from the dilapidated industrial landscapes of New Jersey and New York. She focuses on the collision between nature and man-made infrastructures evident in forgotten side streets, waterways, derelict factories, and salvage yards, revealing stories that exist at the fringes of city life. Working in the nineteenth century tradition of painting en plein air, or outdoors, is central to Larko’s practice, as she spends months or years working on her canvases directly in the presence of her subjects. Read more > Martine Fougeron: The South Bronx Trades On view through June 26 The South Bronx Trades series, initiated in 2011 and still in progress, documents the active industries and manufacturing enterprises of Port Morris and Hunts Point, revealing to the viewer the unseen places and unheralded workers of the South Bronx. Read more > Michelle Stuart, Theatre of Memory: Photographic Works On view through June 26 Widely recognized as one of the very few female pioneers of Land Art, artist Michelle Stuart is known for her nature-based art dating to the late 1960s and 1970s. Comparatively lesser-known are her remarkable photographic works, which constitute a crucial part of her oeuvre and have been her primary focus over the past several years. Read more > Spotlight: John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres On view through July 4 This exhibition highlights a group of sculptures by John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres in the Bronx Museum Permanent Collection. Whether produced individually or in collaboration, this series of works convey both artists’ commitment to representing their local communities. Read more > Click here for complete exhibition details |