A thought-provoking exhibition of twenty-first century painting, sculpture, video and furnishings representing the newest abstract work from today’s best artists. NOW-ISM features international emerging stars like Sarah Cain, Diana Al-Hadid and Florian Meisenberg and established artists including Columbus’ own art star Ann Hamilton, Jim Hodges, Teresita Fernández, Jason Middlebrook, Carrie Moyer and Pia Fries. (Museum press release)
In his essay for the accompanying catalog, savvy LA art critic David Pagel hits the nail on the head when describing the crux of the show, stating, “In one weird, hyphenated word, NOW-ISM insists that the works in it are both of the moment—particular to the circumstances in which they were made and attuned to the digital phase of the Information Age as it hurtles us through the first decade and a half of the 21st century—and outside of time: unshackled by the constraints of context and the restrictions of history because, as works of art, they are fully present in the moment and available to be intimately engaged by innumerable viewers, over and over again, in perpetuity.” (Paul Laster)
ARTISTS
Johnny Abrahams
Haluk Akakçe
Diana Al-Hadid
Sam Baron
Tim Bavington
Giles Bettison
Andrew Bick
Steven Bindernagel
Lee Bul
Thomas Burke
Sarah Cain
Julia Chiang
Bjorn Copeland
Tony Cragg
Luca Dellaverson
Tomory Dodge
Teresita Fernández
Pia Fries
Ann Hamilton
Jacob Hashimoto
Jim Hodges
Gary Hume
Butt Johnson
Dion Johnson
Pamela Jorden
Imi Knoebel
Miler Lagos
Mangle: Diego Fernando Álvarez & María Paula Álvarez
Heather Gwen Martin
Ryan McGinness
Florian Meisenberg
Jason Middlebrook
Allison Miller
Carrie Moyer
Stephen Mueller
Albert Oehlen
Jean-Michel Othoniel
Alejandro Almanza Pereda
Ann Pibal
Brian Porray
David Reed
Anselm Reyle
Eva Rothschild
Cordy Ryman
Jackie Saccoccio
Lisa Sanditz
Mindy Shapero
Arlene Shechet
Amy Sillman
Patrick Wilson
Almond Zigmund