National Museum Of Women In The Arts, Washington will run an exhibition named "Telling Secrets: Codes, Captions, and Conundrums in Contemporary Art" on view from October 9, 2009 to January 10, 2010.
Artists today often create literal layers (as in collage), apply varying levels of abstraction, or add text in order to enrich or deepen meaning in their works. Other artists layer metaphorically, incorporating evocative symbols such as tattoos, masks, and veils.
This exhibition of 39 paintings, photographs, drawings, and prints from National Museum Of Women In The Arts, Washington’s collection invites viewers to consider multiple interpretations and inscribe their own ideas and experiences onto each image.
Shown in a thought-provoking thematic installation, the works in Telling Secrets will juxtapose art from a variety of cultures. This approach will reflect contemporary art’s global scope as well as encourage visitors to see both the shared and distinctive traits among art works from many cultures. Leonora Carrington, Jane Hammond, Robin Kahn, Hung Liu, Shirin Neshat, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Adriana Varejao are among the 23 featured artists.
The picture shows Robin Kahn Victoria's Secret, 1995, Mixed media on canvas, 68 1/8 x 38 1/8 in., National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Maxine Kahn. -- www.nmwa.org
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