Jointly curated by Co-Artistic Directors, Prem Krishnamurthy and Tina Kukielski, the triennial exhibition of newly commissioned and site-specific work, explores themes of healing and transformation through art. The triennial’s title Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows, is inspired by a two-line meditation on adversity and change in a poem by Langston Hughes. Hughes spent his formative years in Cleveland and returned often to develop new work. For FRONT, the curators have invited emerging and established artists to create projects that engage with the hidden histories, geographies, and communities that have formed the post-industrial city.
Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows
Agnieszka Kurant: End of Signature, July 14, 2018 – September 30, 2018. Installation view at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. Courtesy of the Artist & Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, NY. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art
Marlon de Azambuja, Brutalismo-Cleveland, 2018. Installation view at the Cleveland Museum of Art. June 3, 2018 – December 30, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and the gallery Instituto de Visión and Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Dawoud Bey, Night Coming Tenderly, Black, 2017. Installation view at St. John's Church. Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. July 14-September 30, 2018. Courtesy the artist, Rena Bransten Gallery, and Stephen Daiter Gallery. Photography by Field Studio.
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Warhol’s film Chelsea Girls is a commercial success, offering an unedited glimpse into the daily lives of several Factory Superstars. Later it is considered an influential forerunner of reality TV.