Artists by Artists 
October 2008 - January 2009 

Artists often find other artists to be engaging and willing subjects. The resulting images frequently say much about the relationship between sitter and photographer and their shared artistic vision. In conjunction with Andy Warhol: Pop Politics, the Currier presents an exhibition of twenty photographic images of artists by artists, all  from the museum’s collection.

Just as Warhol often turned his eye towards his artist friends, the photographers in this exhibition aimed their camera at other artists, many of whom are celebrities. Yet, unlike Warhol’s works that typically focused closely on the subjects’ faces, these photographs in this exhibition depict the artists at work in their studios, providing an interesting glimpse into the sitters’ roles as artists.

Image:
Portrait of Salvador Dali, circa 1940-1945, Philippe Halsman, The Vallarino Photography Collection and Purchase Fund, 1984.58

Spotlight New England: Kirsten Reynolds
November 7, 2008 - February 1, 2009

This fall the Currier inaugurates a series of dynamic exhibitions entitled Spotlight New England, that focuses
on innovative art of exceptional caliber produced in New England, with special attention given to artists working in New Hampshire. The first exhibition highlights a site-specific installation by Kirsten Reynolds of Newmarket, New Hampshire. Reynolds’s architectural environments appear frozen in a moment of simultaneous collapse and construction. Her brightly colored and boldly patterned panels along with faux materials transform her structures into whimsical, theatrical stages inhabited not only by museum visitors but also fanciful biomorphic creatures. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch the project unfold beginning October 17. Reynolds will also be the artist-in-residence for the Currier’s Open Studio program this fall.

This exhibition is supported by the Fleisher Family Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation, Nancy B. Tieken, and the Gloria Wilcher Exhibition Fund.

Image: Model for Currier Installation, Kirsten Reynolds, 2008.