Anamnesis - exhibition announcement

The
Walsh Gallery presents

Anamnesis

SUNDAY
JUNE 1 – THURSDAY JULY 10, 2014

SNEAK PREVIEW & SOUTH ORANGE/MAPLEWOOD OPEN STUDIO

TOUR – SUNDAY JUNE 1ST 11 – 4PM

OPENING RECEPTION – THURSDAY JUNE 5TH
5 – 9PM

The Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University presents “Anamnesis,” a group exhibition illuminating the theme of memory.  The exhibit taps into this time-honored art historical topic through a contemporary framework.  Featuring artists Arianna Carossa, Michelle Mackey, Kara L. Rooney, Shuli Sadé and Gerald Slota, the show approaches the theme with a variety of media and personal interpretations.  The exhibition is curated by Jeanne Brasile, Director of the Walsh Gallery.

Carossa’s
research-based art practice is not specific to a singular medium or

discipline.  Her interests lie in
revealing the disruptions between reality and fiction.  Mackey’s paintings coalesce a variety of
sensory inputs and imagery that trigger associations with time and space.  Rooney’s installation mines subliminal
audience response by digging into personal and collective experience.  Working in the realm where art and science
intersect, Sadé’s photographic and video works are the result of her
collaborations with neuroscientists. 
Photographer Slota uses appropriated photographs, altered to create a
psychological tension referring to cultural preoccupations with family,
childhood and nostalgia.  Curator Jeanne
Brasile notes that she selected artists approaching the subject through what
she refers to as “memory practices,” which are elastic in nature and
interdisciplinary in practice. 

For
150 years, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership, developing
the whole student, mind, heart and spirit. Seton Hall combines the resources of
a large university with the personal attention of a small liberal arts college.
Its attractive suburban campus is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New
York City, with the wealth of employment, internship, cultural and
entertainment opportunities the city offers. Seton Hall is a Catholic
university that embraces students of all races and religions, challenging each
other to better the world with integrity, compassion and a commitment to
serving others. For more information, see www.shu.edu. Seton Hall University is
located at 400 S. Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey, 07079.  The Walsh Gallery is open 10:30am to 4:30pm Monday

 – Thursday.