Uncanny Encounters: The Disturbing, Surreal, and Supernatural in American Art
Dates and Times
- Saturday, Dec 21, 2024
- Sunday, Dec 22, 2024
- Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024
- Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024
- Thursday, Dec 26, 2024
- Friday, Dec 27, 2024
- Saturday, Dec 28, 2024
- Sunday, Dec 29, 2024
Location
Sheldon Museum of Art
12th and R Streets
Category
Details
Second-floor galleries, including the the Kathryn and Marc LeBaron Gallery, and the Dodie Acklie Nakajima Gallery
When does the familiar appear unfamiliar? How does an image become psychically charged? Uncanniness in visual art, whether intended by the artist or not, occurs when realism slips into the realm of the unreal and inexplicable. The result can be unsettling, tapping into a viewer’s unconscious or superstitious fears. This exhibition explores how enigmatic imagery in art can elicit those uneasy feelings.
This exhibition was organized by Christian Wurst, associate curator for exhibitions.
Pictured above: Hughie Lee-Smith, Eustis, FL 1915–Albuquerque, NM 1999, Poet #4, Oil on Masonite
