Art-full members get discounted tickets here: https://www.womenofculture.org/artfull-member-events/beacon
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Full Schedule:
10am | Meet at the Starbucks at 1102 1st Ave (at 61st street) for 10:15am departure
1102 1st Ave (at 61st street)
11:45am | Meet for Artist talks & studio visits at the Ann Street Studios (if not driving with the group)
104 Ann St. Newburgh, NY
1:15pm | Brunch at Ms. Fairfax in Newburgh
3pm | Private guided tour at Dia: Beacon
3 Beekman St, Beacon, NY
5:15pm | Depart for approximate 7pm arrival in NYC
More info about the Dia:Beacon:
Located in a former Nabisco box-printing factory, Dia Beacon presents Dia’s collection of art from the 1960s to the present as well as special exhibitions and public programs. Dia Beacon's expansive spaces are well suited to the needs of large-scale installations, paintings, and sculptures. In keeping with Dia's history of single-artist, site-related presentations, each gallery was designed specifically for the art it contains.
This includes Andy Warhol's 1978–79 multipart work Shadows, displayed in a single installation measuring approximately 350 linear feet; selections from Dan Flavin's series of fluorescent light Monuments to V. Tatlin (1964–81); Richard Serra's monumental steel sculptures, Torqued Ellipses; and Michael Heizer's North, East, South, West (1967/2002). The ideal viewing conditions created by reflected north light from more than 34,000 square feet (3,200 m2) of skylights are especially evident in the galleries devoted to the paintings of On Kawara, Agnes Martin, Blinky Palermo, and Robert Ryman.
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More about the artists:
Theresa Gooby’s work explores ideas and relationships with nostalgia. She is interested in how we look at the past and use it to relate to the current world, exploring the idea that nostalgia is a fiction we create. We tell stories about the past by picking out the things we want to remember and discarding details that don't fit the narrative. She adapts images that were used in past decades, mostly that portray women, mostly from advertising, and re-write the narrative. The tendency to glorify the past so often overlooks all the things we’d rather forget-sexism, discrimination, violence, the little daily humiliations. So who gets to tell the story of the past? Do the pictures left over from the popular culture of the day tell the whole story or even part of it? To talk about how far we’ve come, how much farther we have to go.
Jackie Skrzynski (skrin-ski): “Throughout my career, I have challenged the arbitrary physical and psychological boundaries between humans and nature. In my most recent work, I collapse the perception of interior and exterior space by suggesting similarities between botany and anatomy. I pull references from the garden, leaf litter and skin. My daily walks through the woods near my home provide inspiration and a sense of connection with a larger natural system. Observing growth, decay and rebirth, I confront my own mortality and the ephemeral quality of life. To witness the change of seasons is ultimately an exercise in humility. Life and death are two sides of the same coin.”
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In accordance with the New York City mandate, all attendees must show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as a valid ID.
Face coverings are required inside the Dia: Beacon for all visitors age 2 and older.