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Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center

April 4 – August 16, 2025

Left (top): Sewell Sillman, Landscape, 1948. Collection of BMCM+AC.
Left (bottom): Richard Garet; SONOCHROME, Ongoing. Multimedia Installation. Dimensions variable. Installation detail courtesy of the artist.
Right: Deanna Sirlin, STRATA, 2020 to 2021. Centro de Art e Cultura, Évora, Portugal​, Francisco Pereira Gomes © Fundação Eugénio de Almeida. Installation detail courtesy of the artist.

This exhibition traces the powerful currents of artistic influence, showcasing how creative ideas are exchanged and reimagined across generations. Featuring contemporary artists Richard Garet, Jennie MaryTai Liu, Deanna Sirlin, and Susie Taylor—who explore sound, color, and light—alongside celebrated Black Mountain College artists such as Dorothea Rockburne, Sewell (Si) Sillman, and Jacob Lawrence, the exhibition presents a dynamic conversation between past and present. Through these works, it celebrates the legacy of Black Mountain College as a catalyst for creative exchange and illustrates the ongoing impact of artistic dialogue across disciplines and time.

Curated by Alice Sebrell and Jeff Arnal