Strange Weather: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation features contemporary art works which illuminate and reframe the boundaries of bodies and the environment. The artworks included in the exhibition span five decades, from 1970-2020, and are drawn together for how they creatively call attention to the impact and history of forced migrations, industrialization, global capitalism, and trauma on humans and the contemporary landscape.
Artists include Carlos Almarez, Carlos Amorales, Leonardo Drew, Joe Feddersen, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, James Lavadour, Nicola Lopez, Hung Liu, Julie Mehretu, Wendy Red Star, Alison Saar, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, Charles Wilbert White, Kehinde Wiley, and Terry Winters.
Featured prominently are Carlos Amorales’ four prints with Highpoint Editions titled Useless Wonder Maps 1-4.
Strange Weather: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation is on view from October 21, 2023 to April 07, 2024 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.
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