HVCCA: Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art

Upcoming Special Events

The Rewards & Challenges of Working with Artists who use Ephemeral Material

Sean Kelly Lecture: Sunday July 26, 4:00-6:00 PM
Sean Kelly Gallery, founded by British born Sean Kelly in 1991, moved to its current 7,000 sq ft location on 29th Street in Chelsea in 2001. It established its reputation for diverse, intellectually driven, unconventional exhibitions by artists as Marina Abramovic, Joseph Kosuth, Ann Hamilton, Christine Borland and James Casabere.

JULY 26, 2009, LAST DAY TO VIEW “ORIGINS”, with major works by 30 artists from 15 countries using natural materials: clay, ash, fiber, wood and soil, featuring Magdalena Abakanowicz, Carl Andre, Huma Bhabha, Louise Bourgeois, Anselm Kiefer, Zhang Huan, Richard Long, Kiki Smith, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, and Franz West.

Upcoming Exhibitions

DOUBLE DUTCH

September 13, 2009 – July 26, 2010
Double Dutch is an exhibition celebrating the Quadricentennial of the Dutch discovery and settlement of the Hudson River. The exhibition will showcase contemporary Dutch installation art, and will open on September 13, 2009 and be on view through July 26, 2010.

FENDRY EKEL: Art and Architecture: A Way of Seeing the World

Opens September 12, 2009
Opening Reception: September 13, 2009
As part of a focus on the Quadricentennial year of the Dutch settlement along the Hudson, HVCCA presents a solo exhibition by Fendry Ekel in the Mezannine Gallery. In this exhibition Ekel’s guaches and watercolors critically investigate the way in which buildings and monuments are used as a confirmation of power to seduce, manipulate and intimidate.

2009 Spring Artist in Residence

ALON LEVIN

Spring HVCCA Artist-in-Residence in Collaboration with SUNY New Paltz: Sculpture Department
Israeli born Dutch artist Alon Levin is doing a residency at the State University of New Paltz campus, within the Sculpture Department. Supported by grant funding from FONDS, The Netherland Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, and SUNY New Paltz, Alon will be available to interact with students and to share his experiences as an artist from the Netherlands. The installation produced during the residency will be featured in 'Double Dutch, a major exhibit at HVCCA.

Ongoing Exhibitions

ORIGINS

September 13, 2008 - July 26, 2009
ORIGINS presents major works by 30 artists from 15 countries using natural materials: clay, ash, fiber, wood and soil including Magdalena Abakanowicz, Carl Andre, Huma Bhabha, Louise Bourgeois, Anselm Kiefer, Zhang Huan, Richard Long, Kiki Smith, Mierle Ukeles and Franz West.

Ongoing Long-Term Installations

Folkert de Jong - Mount Maslow, 2007

Dutch artist Folkert de Jong is one of the most innovative young sculptors today. Inspired by Abraham Maslow’s “Theory of Human Motivation,” De Jong stages an 18-foot styrofoam snow mountain being scaled by two bearded figures. Hamburger Hill references an American assault on a Vietnam position in which most of the troops died and the hill had no strategic value.

Thomas Hirschhorn - Laundrette, 2001

Using commonplace materials such as cardboard, linoleum, postage tape and aluminum foil, Swiss artist Thomas Hirschhorn has recreated a full-scale replica of a laundrette, in which cardboard models of washing-machines are inset with television sets showing global atrocities downloaded from the internet juxtaposed to videos of the artist performing everyday, commonplace tasks. Hirschhorn, who has become the most celebrated international installation artist, challenges us to consider how poverty and neglect has led to human incivility.