Davis Museum at Wellesley College

Friday, April 10 at 11 am

Join us for a visit to a BOLLI favorite, the Davis Museum at Wellesley College. Guided by Dr. Julie Semente, the tour will feature two special exhibits: the works of German photographer Ilse Bing and artwork by professional artists on the Wellesley faculty. Admission and the tour are offered free of charge but you must register with Mark Seliber mseliber1@gmail.com. Our group will have lunch together after the tour at Lulu, the student cafe at Wellesley. Free parking is nearby.

Featuring a recent gift of vintage photographs by the groundbreaking photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998), this exhibition explores the development of the photographic medium in the mid-twentieth century. The era in which Bing came to prominence saw the birth of the journalistic photo-essay, the launch of the 35-mm Leica camera, and experiments with abstract photograms and solarization. Artists led critical debates over how photography should remain true to itself as a medium of and for the modern world. From Frankfurt to Paris to New York City, Bing was at the center of it all, carving out a place for herself as “Queen of the Leica” in a male-dominated world of image making. The Worlds of Ilse Bing is organized geographically according to the three cities where Bing lived, placing her work in conversation with the artists who made up her creative worlds and providing insight into her influences, process, and undeniable impact on others as they pushed the boundaries of modern art.

In Focus highlights the creative range of practices among the professional artists on the Wellesley College faculty. This exhibition features works across various media, including photography, painting, collage, sculpture, book arts, printmaking, installation, video, sound, and interdisciplinary art forms. The artists featured are Kathryn Abarbanel, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. As part of Wellesley’s anniversary celebrations, In Focus honors 150 years of faculty excellence at the College.

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