Experience the transformative power of visual arts at the Katonah Museum of Art
Experience the transformative
power of visual arts at the Katonah Museum of Art on this week’s Road Trip:
Close to Home.
The
museum changes its exhibitions every few months, and right now it is embracing
“Tradition Interrupted” - where international artists merge traditional craft
with modern ideas.
“KMA is really unique in that we
are a non-collecting institution, so all of our exhibitions are special
programs,” says KMA Curator Emily Handlin.
Each piece breaks down known
stereotypes in different ways.
Like a
traditional Middle Eastern rug that looks like it’s melting -- but it
can also be interpreted to symbolize the unraveling of the standard oil
industry in that part of the world.
Or
skateboards topped with a Muslim prayer rug.
It’s designed to look like the motion of a kickflip—but combining prayer and
skateboarding — highlights some hidden similarities.
An exhibit with porcelain
take-out containers is particularly intriguing. “It makes us think about how we go
through these sort of rituals of dining now. Like whereas we used to all eat
together, maybe out of porcelain plates, now we’re eating in our cars out of
these takeout containers right. So she’s kind of highlighting that cultural
difference,” says Handlin.
Another place that is special is
the Caramoor Center for Music & The Arts, which is right down the road from
the Katonah Museum of Art.
The summer concert series will
captivate you with live music — from classical, opera, jazz and so much more!