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Resist / Release

Exhibition in the Lower Level Gallery explores contrary energies in works gathered from collection, recent acquisitions, and on loan

ON VIEW January 24 – April 5, 2020

According to the modern French writer André Gide, “Art begins with resistance—at the point where resistance is overcome.” Often, the most powerful ideas in art are those that resonate in multiple ways, from the concepts that inform artistic process to the physical act of making. Artists have found inspiration in materials that seem to resist them, but resistance can also be the first line of response to actions …