Far, Near, Here: Selections from the Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art

January 25 – April 15, 2007

Curated by Michael Jones & Karen Shirley, Shirley ׀ Jones Gallery, Yellow Springs

Far, Near, Here comprises 64 works of art that have not been exhibited in the Columbus Museum of Art in more than five years. This exhibition showcases pieces in a wide range of media, including drawing, painting, prints, photographs, glass, ceramics, fiber and small-scale sculpture in bronze and stone.

While the objects included hail from diverse locations and cultures—prehistoric America, China, Japan, Korea, India, Fiji, New Guinea, and France—the bulk are American works from the modern and contemporary eras. The exhibition seeks, among other things, to show how contemporary art shares affinities with and is often informed by artifacts from foreign cultures.

“We found the process of examining items piece by piece fascinating and stimulating. We decided early on to let the exhibition comprise things that caught our eye and piqued our own curiosity,” said Jones.

“We further decided to choose artifacts from non-Western cultures and to place them along side contemporary art to suggest ways in which artists today may be mining diverse sources and, as a result, even revising their own artistic philosophies,” said Shirley.

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The Riffe Gallery is supported by Ohio Building Authority. Media sponsors for this exhibition include Alive, CityScene, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner.

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There are 9 images contained within this archive that are intended for personal/educational use only. These images are protected by a photographic copyright that belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain. Please contact the Ohio Arts Council directly if you wish to inquire about obtaining reproduction permission.

Joseph Vitone, American, (1954 - ) Late Afternoon Sun Pouring Across Canyon, Near Yavapai Point, Grand Canyon 1997, toned gelatin silver print, 16 x 20” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, museum purchase	Japanese Traveling shrine containing a Buddha statue not dated, lacquer, 6 ½” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, bequest of John F. Oglevee	Japanese Traveling shrine containing a seated Buddha statue on lotus petal base Lacquer, 3 ¾” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, bequest of John F. Oglevee
Lowell Tolstedt, American (1939 -) Flag Sequence Series III 1973-74, graphite on paper, 39 5/8 x 50 ½” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, museum purchase, Howald Fund	Chinese Water Dropper c. 1662 – 1722, stoneware (Yixing ware), 4 ¾” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, museum purchase, David B. Owens and the Marie Gill Oglevee Fund, established in her memory by her son John F. Oglevee	Ulfert Wilke, American (1907-1987) California 1967, acrylic on canvas, 69 x 56” Columbus, Ohio, museum purchase, Howald Fund
Robert Swain, American (1940 -) Untitled 1975, acrylic on canvas, 84 x 84” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, museum purchase, Howald Fund	Robert Rauschenberg, American (born 1925) Rays 1973, Serigraph, ed. 65/95, 50 x 35” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, purchased with aid from funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Women’s Board of the Columbus Museum of Art	Japanese Tea Storage Jar (Tsubo) 17th century (early Edo Period), stoneware, glazed, Tamba ware Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, museum purchase, The Marie Gill Oglevee Fund, established in her memory by her son John F. Oglevee

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