Opening Celebration
Friday, March 26 | 5 - 7 p.m.

DEALING WITH DIFFERENCE:
DOMINATION/COMPROMISE/INTEGRATION

March 26 - June 20, 2010

Bill Viola, Tempest (Study for The Raft), 2005, Color High-Definition video on flat panel display mounted on wall, Screen size: 109 x 66 x 10.2 cm, Photo: Kira Perov

“There are three ways of dealing with difference: domination, compromise, and integration,” said Mary Parker Follett, a conflict resolution expert. “By domination only one side gets what it wants; by compromise neither side gets what it wants; by integration we find a way by which both sides may get what they wish.”

Dealing with Difference features 20th and 21st century art that draws attention to selected aspects of conflict and resolution; aspects like war, terrorism, gender and cultural identity, poverty, and oppression. “But the art is not a mere reflection of our struggles; it also frequently embodies the artists’ suggestions of human resilience and perseverance,” said Museum Director Blake Milteer.

This exhibition features various media including many video pieces by Bill Viola, Tempest (Study for The Raft); Lorna Simpson, Easy to Remember; Walid Raad, We Can Make Rain But No One Came to Ask; and Jeremy Blake, Winchester Redux.