Nicky Nodjoumi: The Long Day
01.25.2019 - 03.16.2019
Nicky Nodjoumi: The Long Day explores the artist’s ongoing fascination with the representation of political power as well as the complex systems and psychology of corruption and authority. The exhibition includes a selection of recent paintings, ink drawings, and a new suite of lithographs made in collaboration with Landfall Press in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Nicky Nodjoumi was born in Kermanshah, Iran, in 1941, and he now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. His work is included in numerous prominent collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The British Museum, London; DePaul Art Museum, Chicago; National Museum of Fine Arts, Cuba; and Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. Recent solo and group exhibitions of his figurative paintings and drawings have been presented at Barakat Gallery, Seoul (2018); The Third Line, Dubai (2018); Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York (2016); Metropolitan Museum of Art (2015); and Cleveland Institute of Art (2014).
Nicky Nodjoumi: The Long Day is organized for the Artspace by Raechell Smith, Director and Chief Curator.
Program schedule:
Opening Reception
Friday, January 25, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Current Perspectives
In Dialogue with Nicky Nodjoumi
Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 p.m.
Join Artspace Director Raechell Smith, and Dr. David Cateforis, professor and chair of art history at the University of Kansas, for a conversation with artist Nicky Nodjoumi at the Artspace.
TNT (the noon thing)
Fridays, February 1 (with Raechell Smith), February 15 & March 15, 12:00 p.m,
Noon-time public engagement series offering additional context for the exhibitions on view.
First Friday Meditation Series
February 1, 11:00 a.m.
March 1, 5:30 p.m.
A one-hour guided meditation led by Lisa Murphy, inspired by the exhibitions on view.
RSVP to mdcain@kcai.edu
PDF Club
Third Thursdays, January 17, February 21 & March 21, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Reading and discussion group inspired by the exhibitions on view, held during Commonspace in the Artspace Studio.
RSVP to jebaker@kcai.edu
Click here to access a PDF Digital Commons to see an archive of PDF Club and/or to participate in an online commenting and discussion.
Image: Nicky Nodjoumi Unfinished business, 2017, oil on canvas 96 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Taymour Grahne, London
