Temporary Contemporary

 
Temporary Contemporary was initiated in 1996 and consists of four solo exhibitions each year. Each show features innovative, influential and thought-provoking works by artists who are either from or currently living in the southeastern United States. Previous artists have included William Eggleston, Roe Ethridge, Kojo Griffin, Kerry James Marshall, and Robert Ryman.

In 2005, Cheekwood joined a prestigious community on the national contemporary art front by receiving a major grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for its pioneering work.

June 26 - September 12

Known for creating images that explore the complex relationship between nature and photography, Rothman’s photographs convey a precise and subtle sense of light, space and scale, immersing the viewer in their space while encouraging them to slow down and pay closer attention to the actual experience of seeing.

“The landscape for me is a place of presence - a perceptual field that anchors a sense of basic existence,” said Rothman. “For the exhibition at Cheekwood, I will be creating images that retain a direct connection to what is being photographed, while presenting a unique experience of looking and perceiving.”

Inspired by Cheekwood’s beautiful landscape, Rothman will create a site-specific installation that responds to the Temporary Contemporary gallery itself, the natural surroundings, and the experience of the museum and the gardens through the seasons. The project will create an experiential sense of place that asks viewers – what can be known through direct perceptual experience — what does it mean to be in this place at this moment?

Aaron Rothman’s photographs, video and installations explore perceptual experience of space in both natural and built environments. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, including recent exhibitions at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Gitterman Gallery in New York. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona and works for the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory at the Arizona State University School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture.

Claire Schneider and Aaron Rothman Interview

Exhibition organized by Claire Schneider, Independent Curator.

October 9 2010 - February 20 2011

Mel Zeigler’s works highlight systems or forms that are in plain sight, but never really seen. His installations have resulted in the repainting of houses in a newly-invented but “historic” camouflage, instant landscapes delivered on flatbed trucks, the naming of the markers of architectural details at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, or installing straw in store display-cases through out Vienna. For Cheekwood, Ziegler will create a new project that responds to our grounds and landscape and the historical nature of estates of respite. Ziegler’s esteemed career spans over three decades, where he has been continually attentive to the meaning of place, land, history, labor and production. His current projects include a public art master plan for Lake Como Park in Fort Worth, Texas and a major public art commission for the Art In Public Places Program, Cambridge, MA. Ziegler is Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art at Vanderbilt University and his work is shown nationally and internationally. 

This exhibition is organized by Claire Schneider, Independent Curator.