The Trinity University Department of Art and Art History is pleased to present Marnie Weber, Unreal Paradise: Collage Works from 1992-2022 with accompanying artist lecture and film series as part of the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series.
Exhibition:
Marnie Weber, Unreal Paradise: Collage Works from 1992-2022
February 17–March 26, 2022
Film Screenings:
Marnie Weber, The Day of Forevermore, March 2, 6–8pm, Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Dicke Art Building
Marnie Weber, The Cabin of Mothra Crone, March 11–27, online only, @neidorffgallery for viewing portal
Mike Kelley, Day is Done, March 23, 6–9pm, Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Dicke Art Building
Marnie Weber, The Day of Forevermore, March 26, 1–3pm, Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Dicke Art Building
Location:
Michael and Noémi Neidorff Art Gallery, Trinity University
Department of Art and Art History, Dicke Art Building
One Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX 78212
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday–Saturday, 1–5pm and by appointment
This survey exhibition of collage work spans 30 years and features Weber’s resplendent, uncanny worlds that conflate the imagined and the sentimental. Tenaciously realized, her mixed-media collages are carefully staged and colorized dreamscapes inhabited by a wondrous roster of anthropomorphs and archetypes. Unreal Paradise takes us on a journey through absurd landscapes with the allure of desire, magic, and loss. The art of collage is a fundamental part of Marnie Weber’s studio practice. Known for her carnivalesque stage performances and installations, collage drives her creative exploration both as a unique end and as a catalyst, propelling narratives throughout her wide-reaching practice. Her use of collage and mixed-media approaches are influenced by Dada and Surrealist expressions,1980s California punk and performance art, as well as spiritualist and folkloric traditions.
Marnie Weber is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses performance, film, video, sculpture, collage, music, and costuming. Her work has been exhibited internationally including survey exhibitions at Le Magasin (Grenoble, France) and Museum of Contemporary Art (Geneva, Switzerland) and recent projects at the Busan Biennale 2020, Museum of Contemporary Art Busan (South Korea) and Deitch Projects (Los Angeles, CA). Selected works are in a number of notable collections, including Frac île-de-france (Paris, France), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (CA), Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (CA), and Neuberger Berman (New York, NY). She is represented by GAVLAK (Los Angeles, CA) and Simon Lee Gallery (London & Hong Kong).
Concurrent with the gallery exhibition, Marnie Weber’s first feature-length film, The Day of Forevermore, will be presented. The film explores conflict between a daughter and mother (an old witch who has sold her soul to the Devil) as the young woman struggles for independence against attempts of indoctrination by her mother. Set within the detritus of a no-man’s limbo, populated by grotesques and giants, this poetic narrative explores the parity of good and evil.
Weber’s film will be paired with an on-campus screening of Day is Done by Mike Kelley (1954-2012) who remains one of the seminal American artists of our time. Weber and Kelley were contemporaries, friends, and occasional collaborators. These films share many visual elements including a DIY aesthetic, surrealist influences, archetypal characters, and Halloween inspired costuming. Kelley’s feature-length musical-film oscillates between irreverent humor and dreamlike sequences inspired by hundreds of “extracurricular activity” photos culled from high school yearbooks.
Special online access to Weber’s latest short film The Cabin of Mothra Crone will also be available for a limited time from March 11–27. Check in with our web and social media sites @neidorffgallery for access to the viewing portal.
These programs are made possible through the generosity of Jane and the late Arthur Stieren. All events are free and open to the public.
For more information and up to date health guidelines visit the Gallery web page below:
https://new.trinity.edu/academics/departments/art-art-history/gallery
Contact: Benjamin McVey, Gallery Manager, neidorffgallery@trinity.edu, 210.999.8871