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16/7/2014

Two exhibitions

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis

Eric William Carroll presents the second installment of his ongoing project “G.U.T. Feeling.” Grand Unified Theory (G.U.T.) is a new photographic installation that revels in the absurd striving of science’s grandest theories—the search by fringe and mainstream scientists alike for a single elegant explanation of the universe. Images from his own scientific experiments and found footage bridge the gap between epic and mundane, suggestive of grand ideas without proving a thing. Two gallery-length tables emphasize the connection between his photographs and the wonderfully obsolete technologies once used to visualize scientific observation. A future installment of Carroll’s “G.U.T. Feeling” will appear in McSweeney‘s in 2015.

James Holmberg believes that art gives form to human experience. By building up then surgically peeling back the layers of his paintings and sculptures, he is glimpsing past experiences. Unfinished wood frames, sheets of plastic, and raw building materials, expertly and quickly composed, have a strong visual language; however, they also show Holmberg’s interest in concepts of absence, transparency, and recovery. These paintings and a new site-specific installation mark a dramatic change from his earlier work, particularly his evolving interest in how art’s relationship to architecture illuminates how fragmentary perceptions are the grist for memory and behavior.

Image: Eric Carroll, Figure 32 (Lensboard), from the series "G.U.T. Feeling", 2013. Archival pigment print

PRESS CONTACTS
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS
Anne-Marie Wagener, (612) 870-3280; awagener@artsmia.org
Tammy Pleshek, (612) 870-3171; tpleshek@artsmia.org
Emmalynn Bauer, (612) 870-6364; ebauer@artsmia.org

Opening reception: Thursday, July 17, 7–9 p.m.

Artist Talks: August 21, 7p.m.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South - Minneapolis, MN 55404
Museum hours: Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.;
Thursday, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Monday closed.
General admission to the MIA is always free. Some special exhibitions have a nominal admission fee.

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