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Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994

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Dates

A black and white photographic self-portrait by David Wojnarowicz with his face buried in the dirt, 1991/2018.

Selected Works

Jim Dine

A fourteen color woodcut of a bathrobe by Jim Dine, 1982.

Elizabeth Murray

Oil on six canvases arranged in the form of a question mark, titled Cracked Question by Elizabeth Murray, 1987.

Robert Indiana

A red, blue, white, and black screenprint by Robert Indiana with symbols and numbers with the names Karl von Freyburg and Marsden Hartley in the ring around the circle along with the year 1943, created in 1991.

Rafael Ferrer

Graphite on paper bag of an elongated crooked face by Rafael Ferrer, 1980.

Lenore Tawney

Watercolor and leaves from Lenore Tawney's Book of Days, 1980.

Terry Winters

A black and white lithograph by Terry Winters titled Section, 1991.

Jenny Holzer

A granite bench by Jenny Holzer with engraved text titled Under a Rock: Crack the Pelvis, 1986.

Dara Birnbaum

A video still from a piece by Dara BIrnbaum titled Technology/Transformation Wonder Woman. The still depicts Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman right after she has transformed into the superhero, 1978.

Installation Views

  • Gallery view including two large hanging works, each with bright red and blue colors and geometric patterns.
  • Mixed-media wall sculpture illuminated with multicolored light projections positioned near a stairwell.
  • Two sculptural wall works displayed near “Come Closer” block lettering; one work is composed of dark curved metal fragments and the other features yellow and red structural elements
  • Two wall mounted sculptures on adjacent walls next to vinyl block lettering reading "Come Closer," the exhibition title, with introductory text.
  • Two reading nooks each with a red armchair and red beanbag on a blue area rug; a pair of floating shelves and side table hold books for visitors.
  • Person seated on a bench watching a wall-mounted video screen with headphones, surrounded by colorful and abstract artworks.
  • Colorful artwork of a robe-like form and a wall-mounted video screen centered on a gallery wall with additional artwork visible in the background including a wall based sculpture, additional wall-mounted video screen, and framed work of art.
  • Various framed artworks and a wall-mounted video screen in a white-walled gallery space.
  • Large colorful abstract print on the left wall depicting a robe with additional framed works and wall-mounted video screens visible throughout the gallery.

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips

Installation view of Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978-1994, Lower Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2023. Photo: Stephen Phillips