Suffolk University Art Gallery
Overview
Suffolk University Art Gallery is The School of Art and Design’s main exhibition space. Located in the heart of the School of Art and Design, The gallery exhibits a wide range of contemporary art in all media. The gallery provides an important link between faculty, students and visitors and some of the most important artists living and working in the region. Top quality, cutting edge artwork is presented in a friendly, engaging manner to attract audiences from both inside and outside the university community. Annual spring exhibits of faculty, alumni and current student work provide student artists and educators with valuable exhibition opportunities in a supportive, critical environment.
James Hull, Gallery Director www.jameshull.com
Contact: 617-573-8785 gallery@suffolk.edu
Gallery Location & Hours
| Location | 75 Arlington St., Boston, MA 02116 - directions After 7 PM and on weekends enter thru main lobby at 10 Saint James Ave. |
| Hours | Monday - Friday 9 AM - 8 PM Saturday & Sundays 12 - 5 PM |
| Spring Semester Closures | |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Monday, February 20 | Presidents Day |
| Monday, April 16 | Patriots Day |
Current Exhibit
Exhibition dates are subject to change, please call to confirm.
Arthur Henderson: Wordly
January 14 - February 17, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21, 2012 , 5-7 PM
Artist Talk: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 4:30 PM
Suffolk University Art Gallery at the School of Art & Design proudly presents a solo exhibition of Arthur Henderson's sculptures, drawings and installations. Showcasing an impressive range of media, craftsmanship and subject matter, these works combine the intellect and irreverence typical of Henderson's work.
Conceptually dense and materially loose, the energetic assemblages and scrawled narratives read like protest banners. Smart and complicated, the constructions rely on control of imaginative materials and carefully articulated surfaces to actively cross-pollinate painting and sculpture.
The works boast a heady range of sources from J. L. David's portrait of Napoleon to the legacy of Allen Ginsberg, to Zeno's paradoxes to a silly putty print of a Bruce Nauman text piece. Intuitive expression adds sophistication to narratives effectively restrained by everyday materials and revved up by a great color sense to create profound, cartoony and slightly ominous creations.
Part realism and part expressionism, Henderson illustrates his cultural references with painted details on objects made of plaster, carved and molded plastics and even cement. These stand-ins for consumer mascots are integrated into animated conglomerations that allow figurative work to leverage humor and still resonate with cynicism.