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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Surface Tension: Reconsidering Water as Subject\nEv
 ent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441349749/Surface_Tension_
 Reconsidering_Water_as_Subject\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-07-22\nEvent Date E
 nd: 2011-09-11\n\n&ldquo\;Surface Tension: Reconsidering Water as Subject&
 rdquo\; is the culminating exhibition for the 2011 Summer Institute in Art
  Museum Studies (SIAMS) at Smith College. This student-organized exhibitio
 n consists of ten works by 20th-century artists that investigate the physi
 cal relationship between water and its surroundings. The focused selection
  of paintings\, prints\, and sculpture &ndash\;mainly by American artists 
 &ndash\; invites the viewer to carefully explore each work on display.\n\n
 Several of the objects deal explicitly with the rhythm and texture of wate
 r's surface\, finding new ways to elaborate on modern modes of representat
 ion. Some transform common perceptions of the substance in order explore i
 ts architectural qualities or its surprisingly solid appearance. Others ob
 scure water's perceivable characteristics or treat it as an invisible\, en
 vironmental force. Together\, these pieces actively avoid contextualizing 
 and symbolizing water\, unsettling one's impulse to create narrative. Inst
 ead they challenge the viewer to look carefully and critically &ndash\; ex
 ploring the uneasy space between naturalism and total abstraction.\n\nImag
 e credit: Susan Heideman (born 1950). 'Sand Channels\,'  1985 Oil on canva
 s. Gift of the family and friends of Mimi Norcross Fisher in her memory\, 
 class of 1959. SC 1986:1\n\nStart time: Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM&ndash\;4 PM
 \; Sundays 12&ndash\;4 PM\; Second Fridays 10 AM&ndash\;8 PM\; Closed Mond
 ays and major holidays.
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SUMMARY:Surface Tension: Reconsidering Water as Subject
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