The Carnegie is welcoming patrons and artists back into the galleries on March 11, 2022, with two new exhibitions.
“The first is ‘A Thought is a River,’ a group exhibition of artists from the Greater Cincinnati and Louisville areas,” a news release said. “These two locations are connected by the Ohio River. Much as that body of water meanders and creates tangential paths, the works in this exhibition become locations between related ideas, materials, aesthetics or experiences. The “river” is a poetic launching point to draw connections and create conversations within a diverse, and at times divergent, group of art and artists.”
The exhibition is structured to facilitate moving quickly between each artist and allow for deeper investigation into more focused bodies of work. The large gallery on the first floor houses a selection from each artist in an environment that encourages viewing multiple works by multiple artists at once.
As the viewer moves upstairs, they encounter more discrete spaces to view multiple works or installations by a single artist. In this way, the curator invites an exploration that is rewarded within each space in the building.
“A Thought is a River” features Kiah Celeste (Louisville), Matt Coors (Cincinnati), Adrienne Dixon (Cincinnati), Albertus Gorman (Louisville), Chris Hammerlein (Cincinnati), Dale Jackson (Cincinnati) and Letitia Quesenberry (Louisville). The exhibition is curated by John Knuth (Los Angeles).
“In addition to ‘A Thought Is a River,’ The Carnegie will concurrently feature ‘The Reds,’ new works by John Knuth,” the release said. “This series of works explores the borders between abstraction and representation via objects that present as monochrome paintings but reveal deeper texture and context as they are inspected. To create this body of work, the artist mixes rattlesnake venom into high gloss enamel imbuing the objects with an aura that manages to communicate a lingering veiled threat.”
“A Thought is a River” and “The Reds” exhibitions open Friday, March 11, 2022, and run through Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. This is an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, with a curator walkthrough at 5:30 p.m.
The Carnegie Gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Email info@thecarnegie.com to schedule a visit outside of normal gallery hours or call The Carnegie at (859) 491-2030. For more information, visit www.thecarnegie.com.