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Wander through The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum's eclectic, non-traditional exhibits and then, head to the museum's Education Center to make your interpretation of the ideas expressed. On Family Drop-In Sunday, September 19, parents and kids can collaborate with hands-on projects that are inspired by the museum's exhibiting artists. "Dancing Boardwalk" and "Edible Estate" are Fritz Haeg's creations on the museum's grounds. His garden, on the front lawn, is intended to foster a social space, where gardeners, passersby, plants and animals relate to each other.
Rackstraw Downes exhibits his three-part painting, "Under the Westside Highway at 145th Street: The North River Water Pollution Control Plant." According to Downes, the work is very ancient Rome; Piranesi-like with enormous columns, and some nice curves His pre-painting sketches show how this novel work evolved.
Artist and designer Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, was originally a skateboarder, urban pirate and graffiti artist. Now he works in more conventional art forms, such as the paintings, sculptures, and drawings, as well as street art, apparel, product and graphic designs on view."Gary Lichtenstein 35 Years of Screenprinting" shows off 48 screenprints culled from the more than 800 this master artist has created. Other exhibits on view include: video art, "Text/Weave/Line-Video," by Beryl Korot and paintings by Gina Ruggeri, called "Immaterial Landscape." Family Drop-In Sunday takes place from noon to 5 p.m. and is free with museum admission, which is $4 and $7 for adults and free for kids 18 and under. A docent is on hand to answer questions about exhibits from 3-4 p.m. For more information and directions, visit The Aldrich's website.
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