Apologies, Offerings and Celebrations; Dear Mother Nature at the Dorsky Museum
by Donatella de Rosa
(re-posted: http://www.rollmagazine.com/apologies-offerings-and-celebrations-dear-mother-nature-at-the-dorsky-museum/)
A remarkable exhibit opened at the Dorsky Museum on June 23. I was there for the opening, I’ve returned several times… and I will certainly go back before the show closes on Nov. 4.
Dear Mother Nature—curated by Linda Weintraub— is a stunning indictment, an apology, an offering of gratitude, and a cry for change, expressed through the distinct vision of forty-two Hudson Valley artists.
I knew as soon as I stepped through the doors to the main gallery space, that I would be back to revisit these works. I was immediately entranced. A mere walk through— amid the chatter of a large enveloping crowd — wouldn’t do. Why? Because, this is that rare exhibit that requires the viewer to truly spend time with the art, to engage, to consider what the artist is saying, to participate. Read blog >>