Jamming: Art & Music, Group 93 2024

Description

On view in the Katzen Arts Center Rotunda, September 16–October 17
Reception: September 21, 2-5 p.m.
 

Art and music have always been fast friends. In the early twentieth century, artists interested in color as form found connections in music theory.

The artworks chosen for this exhibit call to mind sounds, rhythms, and tunes through color, movement, compositional elements, imagery, participation, and even silence. Viewers can imagine their own tunes and hear original musical impressions of the works by members of the AU Department of Performing Arts’ Music Program. Many can be accessed through the magic of QR codes. Sound can also be visual. The ambient “music” floating through the rotunda can be seen in a continuously shifting electronic display.

The reception will include a jam session. Group 93 was formed in 1990 to explore a critique method developed by artist and AU Professor Emeritus Luciano Penay. The artists include professor emeriti and artists with deep connections to AU and DC’s art culture.

Artists: Joan Lewis Birnbaum, Lucy J Blankstein, Dorothy Fall, Nicole Fall, Michael Graham, Marjorie Hirano, Carol A Jason, Myrtle Katzen, Jean Kennedy, Susana de Quadros, Marc Pekala, Luciano Penay, Reynaldo Salazar, Patricia Segnan, Romeo Segnan, Claudia Vess, Gail Watkins, Julie Zahn, and Walterina Zanellati.