"Letters" by Lasse Antonsen
For Antonsen, art is about the individual, and the influence of culture and politics.
Cazenovia, NY (PRWEB) January 02, 2014
The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall will host Lasse Antonsen’s "In the Scriptorium" exhibit from Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 through Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. The exhibition commences with an opening night Artist’s Reception on Thursday, Jan. 23 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
For his exhibition, "In the Scriptorium," artist Lasse Antonsen presents work that directly or indirectly incorporates and references books and text. Antonsen works with found objects that he recontextualizes by juxtaposing them to other objects and by presenting them as museum or art objects.
An early work, "Letters," [see attached jpeg: Antonsen_Letters_nr.5_2014.jpg] from 1994, is based on a juxtaposition of pages from an adult literacy and handwriting book with dead moths. A recent work, "Not Quite Red," from 2013, features pages of photographs from a book published in Prague in 1982 that celebrates official Communist artists and features them in their studio. Antonsen has "blackened" their eyes with red strips taken from the endpapers of the book.
For Antonsen, art is about the individual, and the influence of culture and politics. Much of the work on display references philosophy and the philosopher’s role in society. Antonsen uses text by the German philosophers Husserl on the color red. He has also created several works that reference the life of Husserl's student, the philosopher Heidegger. Related to this work, which is about the philosopher's role in society, is a group of works, "Geöffnet," also from 1994, which feature envelopes inspected and censured by the Nazis before and during WWII. The envelopes are juxtaposed with cicadas, a gesture that for Antonsen references cycles of Fascism.
Although Antonsen's work is conceptual, he pays great attention to theatricality, and in presentation relies extensively on the enigmatic nature of objects and their evocative beauty.
For more information about Lasse Antonsen the artist, the "In the Scriptorium" exhibit, or to view his artwork, visit http://www.cazenovia.edu/art-gallery or http://www.lasseantonsen.net.
The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall, 6 Sullivan St., is on the corner of Sullivan and Seminary streets in Cazenovia. Hours during the academic year are: Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Friday, 1-4 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m. Summer hours vary. Shows and receptions are free and open to the public. The gallery is handicapped accessible.
For more information, contact Art Gallery Director Jen Pepper by email to jpepper(at)cazenovia(dot)edu.
Cazenovia College, founded in 1824, is an independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college located near Syracuse, N.Y., offering baccalaureate programs in the liberal arts and professional studies. Embracing student success as its primary mission, the College comprises a diverse yet close-knit residential community that fosters intellectual, social, and ethical growth. Our experiential and co-curricular learning opportunities and dedicated team of faculty and staff provide for an individualized educational experience that balances academic and student life. Cazenovia, named one of "America’s Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, is also a national College of Distinction. For more information, visit http://www.cazenovia.edu.