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November 10, 2011 — March 11, 2012

Streams of Consciousness: The Histories, Mythologies, and Ecologies of Water

Recalling the Latin phrase Sine Qua Non (Without Which Nothing), a critical investigation of water and its relationship to humankind is a meandering journey of beginnings, transformations, and timely necessities. A vital natural resource, water is a universal force that impacts all peoples, places, and periods of time. 

Many artists today chart the complex and pervasive importance of water through a broad range of perspectives, conceptual narratives, and aesthetic gestures. Their work, in…

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Mary Mattingly, <em>Aqua 2000 Mobile Water System</em>, 2011, wood, steel, and bicycle, courtesy of the artist and Robert Mann Gallery, New York Ian Davis, <em>Scientists</em>, 2007, acrylic on linen, courtesy of the artist and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York, collection of the Progressive Corporation Alec Soth, <em>Wedding Dress</em> (from the <em>NIAGARA</em> project), 2005, C-print, courtesy of the artist and Sean Kelly Gallery, New York Julia Oschatz, <em>Untitled (Cranach–The Fountain of Youth)</em>, 2008, mixed media on canvas, courtesy of the artist and Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York Michael Jones McKean, <em>The Ancients</em>, 2007, wood fragment from the Teignmouth Electron (a 40 foot trimaran sailboat involved in a failed attempt to circumnavigate the earth solo without stopping from 1968–69); handmade life preserver; handmade felt seaman jacket; Mississippi silt in the shape of a blob with a hole in it; papier-mâché and gold leaf; jug; handmade saxophone strap; handmade vinyl pouch; wooden shelf with paint, courtesy of the artist and Horton Gallery, New York | Berlin Scott Anderson, <em>Funeral</em>, 2010, oil on canvas mounted on board, courtesy of the artist spurse, <em>Ocea(n) Ocean Commons Entanglement Apparatus (in the absence of the concept of ‘Nature’)</em>, 2010, three mobile apparatuses containing cartographic, cooking, and oceanic monitoring equipment, courtesy of the artists and Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) and students from the New School For Social Research. The project was developed as part of a New School for Social Research COLLAB Design Studio (George Bixby, Chris Hennelly, Kat Reilly, and Nadia Shazana). The project received generous support from the Andrus Family Fund and LEF Foundation. Robyn O'Neil, <em>We, The Masses</em>, 2011, digital animation, 13 min. (loop), based on artwork by Robyn O’Neil. Directed by Eoghan Kidney. Written by Robyn O’Neil and Eoghan Kidney. Produced by Nicola Gogan. Sigalit Landau, Video still from <em>Salted Lake</em>, 2011, high-definition video, with sound, 11:04 min. (loop), Courtesy of the artist Installation view of Leslie Show's <em>Drop Form (Quasar APM 08279+5255)</em>, 2011, collage and acrylic on wall, courtesy of the artist

Salina Art Center programs, exhibitions and films are presented in part by Salina Art Center donors; the Horizons Grants Program of Salina Arts & Humanities, City of Salina; and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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