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Gratitude
September 15, 2019 to December 15, 2019
Terrence Dempsey, S.J., Founding Director of MOCRA, retired from 麻豆传媒 on June 30, 2019, after nearly thirty years as a professor of Art History. With the exhibition Gratitude, he desires to express a deeply felt 鈥渢hank you鈥 鈥 for the opportunity to establish a museum and, over the course of nearly thirty years, grow its collection, present numerous exhibitions and programs, and share his unique insights into contemporary art.
Gratitude is a uniquely personal show made up of works that hold particular meaning for Fr. Dempsey. Some are by artists he shares a close connection with, while others speak profoundly to him of themes that he has been drawn to throughout his career. Some are works that are foundational to the MOCRA collection.
It is impossible to single out every work and artist he wants to acknowledge, but taken together, these works are offered as an expression of gratitude to all of the artists, lenders, donors, and collaborators Fr. Dempsey has had the privilege of working with, as well as MOCRA鈥檚 many visitors and supporters.
Artists with work in Gratitude include:
Alvin Ailey | Seyed Alavi | Peter Ambrose | Craig Antrim | Salma Arastu | Gryphon Blackswan | Nick Boskovich | Sr. Helen David Brancato, IHM | Frederick J. Brown | Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons | Junko Chodos | Michael David | Regina DeLuise | Douglas DePice | Lewis deSoto | Eleanor Dickinson | Jordan Eagles | Nancy Fried | Ian Friend | Daniel Goldstein | Juan Gonz谩lez | Luis Gonz谩lez Palma | Donald Grant | Steven Heilmer | DoDo Jin Ming | Carolyn Jones | Tobi Kahn | Adrian Kellard | Horatio Law | Charlotte Lichtblau | Tim Liddy | Gary Logan | Stephen Luecking | Bernard Maisner | Jeffrey Miller | Anne Minich | Jim Morphesis | Daniel Ramirez | James Rosen | Georges Rouault | Susan Schwalb | Thomas Skomski | Kazuaki Tanahashi | Michael Tracy | Andy Warhol
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. | Marcus Tulius Cicero (attr.)
above:
Installation view of Gratitude. Photo by Kevin Lowder.
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