Main Gallery

For the Birds

Curator: Denise Markonish

January 17—March 20, 2004


Artists:

Jeffrey Benjamin, Rachel Berwick, Kathleen Bitetti, Meryl Blinder, Gail Boyajian, Bob Braine, Bureau of Inverse Technology, Ambreen Butt, Ann Craven, Linda Darling, Deborah Davidovits, Mark Dion, Rebecca Doughty, Daniel Dueck, Jesseca Ferguson, Walton Ford, Michael Gitlin, Natalie Jeremijenko, John Keefer, Anthony Lepore, Neeta Madahar, Christopher Mir, John Newsom, Michael Oatman, Paul Plante, Ernesto Pujol, Amy Jean Porter, Alexis Rockman, Amy Ross, Kathryn Spence, Fred Tomaselli, and Karl Unnasch

For the Birds was an exploration into the fascination with birds and bird imagery in contemporary art. The show was accompanied by a bird watching tour in the woodlands of Greater New haven, a goosing demonstration, and screenings of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Jacques Perrin’s Winged Migration.

Review: New York Times,  Not Only Watching, Painting and Sculpting, Tooby Benjamin Genocchio, 2/15/04