Gallery Talk with Cliff Evans & Mary Ellen Strom

Gallery Talk with Cliff Evans and Mary Ellen Strom
Thursday, November 15, 7:00pm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Meet Cliff Evans, the artist behind the special exhibition Empyrean. Learn more about the ideas behind Empyrean during this informal conversation in the gallery with Mary Ellen Strom, artist and teacher at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Part of Gardner After Hours: "A Feast for the Senses" on November 15. FREE with museum admission. Pick up a complimentary ticket at the Visitor Information Desk on the day of the talk.

Throughout the run of the exhibition, Cliff Evans will be joined in the gallery by new media luminaries from Boston and beyond for talks about the show and his use of new media. A complete program schedule is available online at http://gardnermuseum.org/calendar/events.asp?filtid=8.

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A new video projection by Cliff Evans, Empyrean turns a critical eye on contemporary American culture. Using images excerpted from the Internet the artist has created a five-channel animated digital projection which recalls the form of 15th-century northern European altarpieces. Evans challenges the viewer to confront issues of militarism, politics, consumerism and power in our society. Infused with the artist's wry sense of humor and his keen eye for color and juxtaposition, Empyrean is as engaging as it is disquieting.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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