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Photographers Candace Plummer Gaudiani and Catherine Opie methodically document their surroundings, often searching for remnants of the past.
The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, January 25, 2009
“We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” - John Steinbeck
Often considered a distinctly American experience, the road trip is an excursion in which the journey is as compelling as the destination.
The picture shows Margarita Cabrera, Vocho (yellow), 2004, Vinyl, thread and car parts, 5 x 6 x 13 feet, Courtesy of Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York.
Other artists such as Val Britton and Nina Katchadourian favor a metaphorical approach, reinterpreting maps to produce invented landscapes. Road Trip offers a broad exploration of real and imagined journeys, which often entail not only a physical displacement but also a psychological and emotional passage. -- www.sjmusart.org
Posted January 2nd, 2009 by ruzik_tuzik
