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Etsuko Ichikawa has been honored with the grand prize Dave Bowen Award, curated by Kathleen Goncharov, Curator of Contemporary Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art; Irene Hofmann, Director and Chief Curator, SITE Santa Fe; Al Miner, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from submissions that were received from artists from approximately 40 countries. 
“Equal parts performance documentation and otherworldly cinematic experience the mesmerizing video Echo at Satsop by Etsuko Ichikawa reveals the dramatic potential of a simple gesture made in an extraordinary setting.  I was not only struck by the professional and creative cinematography, but also by the powerful soundtrack. Nearly every shot would make a compelling still image; the meditative sound could also stand alone. Both contribute to a sense that this clearly real place could be on earth or elsewhere — in the past, present, or far-off future.”
— Al Miner, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 

This July, Ethan Murrow takes his photorealistic drawing practice to the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural institute of the University of North Florida. He uses 800 black Sharpies to produce a larger-than-life human figure caught after the act of indulgence for his “Project Atrium” exhibition “Plethora,” which opens July 16 and runs through October 30.

As the figure leans over piles of fresh food, a large pot obscures his face. This nonsensical tableau illustrates how the artist combines found and invented imagery to form an unexpected scene saturated with humor and irony. Inspired by still-life paintings of the Dutch Golden Age, the site-specific wall drawing in MOCA Jacksonville’s Atrium Gallery exposes a moment of excess, gluttony, and privilege. “Plethora” is an absurd fête that questions the role of consumption as the character delves into his insatiable desires.
We are proud to announce that the Portland Art Museum has acquired two of Dirk Staschke's innovative ceramic sculptures. Staschke’s work reinterprets Vanitas (“vanity”) still life paintings of 16th-century Northern Europe, which recognize the fleeting nature of life and question the futility of earthly pursuits and acquisitions. Using sculptural form instead of paint, Staschke employs a transgressive beauty that contradicts commonly held convictions about what makes something appealing. Playing on the human impulse to own and consume, his work uses symbols of longing to explore the complexities of human desire. His work has been included in the collections at The Birmingham Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, The International Museum of Ceramic Art, among others.
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