New Haven Independent – Artists Find Art In Shells And Stars At Artspace

“The artifacts are from the collection of the Peabody, currently closed for major renovations that aren’t slated to end until 2024. In the meantime, a partnership with Artspace has led to ‘Everywhere and Here,’ a collaborative project curated by Lisa Dent, Artspace’s executive director, in which five artists — Anina Major, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Martha Friedman, Brittany Nelson, and Cauleen Smith — ‘were invited to search the Peabody database and work closely with collection managers to learn more about the objects in the collection.’ With the museum’s doors closed for a time, the exhibit ‘provides an opportunity for visitors to see the one-of-a-kind selections, hailing from the Pacific Isles, the Caribbean, North Africa, and Mars.’ It’s also a chance for the artists to interrogate the meaning of the objects, and the reasons that they’re in the Peabody in the first place, delving into the thorny questions that the Peabody and museums like it have had to start addressing.”

Brian Slattery, New Haven Independent – Artists Find Art In Shells And Stars At Artspace