“The Alchemy of Paper” features 15 contemporary artists utilizing the expressive properties of handmade paper to investigate content and form.
Among a range of fiber-and-water-based works in the exhibition are socially engaged papermaking experiments by Megan Heeres, incorporating foraged invasive plants; large-scale, vibrant pulp paintings by Hong Hong, using traditional Tibetan and Japanese papermaking techniques; and a site-specific, immersive book by Veda Rives Aukerman and Meda Rives Smith.
Additional exhibited artists are Eric Benson, Melissa Jay Craig, Helen Hiebert, Susan Warner Keene, Drew Matott, Lydia Musco, Catherine Nash, Melissa Potter and Maggie Puckett, Mark Rospenda, and Michelle Wilson. “The Alchemy of Paper” continues in the Berkshire, Reese and Paul Galleries through Aug. 28.
Image: Hong Hong, “Composition for Two Lovers” (detail), 2015 – present. 114 x 183 inches. Kozo, sun, dust, pollen, hair, fiber-reactive dyes, repurposed paper, and water. Photo by John Groo, courtesy of Real Art Ways and the artist.
The Galleries at Herron, located in Eskenazi Hall on the IUPUI campus, are free and open to the public with reduced summer hours from 12 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Herron galleries will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
Parking is free in the Sports Complex Garage adjacent to Eskenazi Hall or on levels 5 and 6 of the Riverwalk Garage, courtesy of The Great Frame Up Indianapolis, with validation from the Herron galleries.
2019/06/05 - 2019/08/28
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A closing reception will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at Eskenazi Hall, 735 W. New York St.
Herron School of Art and Design
735 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202