Claire's Contemporary

 Nothing Stable Under Heaven is a group show at the San Francisco MOMA, being held from March 3rd to September 16th, 2018. It combines the work of various contemporary artists across an array of media, most notably photography, sculpture and video, to present the hidden turbulence of the present. Technology, politics, war, social and environmental issues that run through our current reality are a few of the subjects these works examine. The ultimate result of these works is certainly unstable, giving the viewer a clear but almost dizzying presentation of the complexity of our world.   View of the first room in the exhibit.             The show was presented in a large, moderately lit environment with white walls, light wood floors and a high ceiling that gave it a feeling of openness. The space was partitioned so one could be guided through the exhibit easily and the works could be grouped together appropriately. The first thi...

Most art students at Sacramento State have probably been introduced to Ben Hunt; he's our technician, he gives us our studio safety talks, and can be found around the art-sculpture lab to answer questions and hear out concerns for our quirky building that holds most of the art classes. However, not every student is probably familiar with his art- and I realized on March 15th, when he gave his talk at our university, that this is very unfortunate.   His talk showed the progression of his work and all of the ideas, influences, and journeys that have gone into his installations and sculptures. Ben began his talk by discussing the painting "Triumph Over Mastery" by Mark Tansey, and how he took the content- Michael Angelo's Last Judgement being painted over in white- to be about the importance of art history. A fascination with history continued to be a theme throughout the art he showed. One of his earliest works was an installation that dealt with memory- personal ...