September Art Events 09.2023

Tilt and Sway at Eric Schindler

New paintings and sculpture by Tracey St. Peter at the Eric Schindler Gallery from September 22 through October 21. 

Of his work, the artist writes: “Utilizing the papier-mâché process, I create forms, with strips of paper from topical headlines and stories, clipped from pages of the New York Times. The flimsy strips of newsprint become structure though repeated layering. Further in the process, these forms are covered in encaustic wax, smoothing and sealing the surface, preserving these objects, as if in amber.

“The core materials in use here are discarded, and organic. These sculptures are an intervention that gives these materials a second life and purpose. Mirrors and rhinestones serve to both attract and reflect, light and color, beyond the pieces, in a dazzling display that changes with the external light. Mirrors place the viewer in the work, no longer a safe passive observer, you are implicated. We are all implicated.”

Eric Schindler Gallery

2305 East Broad St, Richmond, VA

www.ericschindlergallery.com

ericschindlergallery@gmailcom

(804)644-5005

Hours Wednesday through Saturday, Noon till 5

Cy Twombly at the VMFA

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts proudly presents Cy Twombly, Morocco, 1952/1953. Currently its only US venue, VMFA brings the exhibition to Virginia from the Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech, where it premiered in February 2023. This pioneering exhibition charts the early pilgrimage of one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American art. Cy Twombly, Morocco, 1952/1953 captures the artist’s enduring and style-defining fascination with archaeology and the historic landscapes of Morocco through the pages of his sketchbooks, photographs, and two paintings. Archival materials from VMFA’s Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library add depth, contextualizing the artist’s travels and interest in North Africa and the broader Mediterranean region. Its incarnation in Richmond will include a rarely exhibited painting lent exclusively to VMFA by the artist’s son, brought directly from his residence in Italy.

This exhibition is a homecoming of sorts and a by-product of VMFA’s Visual Arts Fellowship Program. Since its establishment in 1940, the program has fostered the creative talents of Virginia’s finest and most promising artists. One such recipient was a young Cy Twombly, a native of Lexington, Virginia, who received funding in the fall of 1952 from a VMFA Fellowship, which he used to support his travels.

Exhibit runs through January 7.

VMFA

200 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard

Richmond, VA 23220

(804) 340-1400