Please join The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s Executive Director, Cybele Maylone, for a conversation with artist Dannielle Tegeder at Standard Space.

Saturday, November 23 from 4-6PM
147 Main Street, Sharon, CT 06069
Talk to start at 4:30PM

Over cider and fresh doughnuts, Dannielle and Cybele will discuss the works in her newest exhibition, SIGNALS. Themes will include the history of modern painting and architecture, drawing inspiration from multi-disciplinary spirit of 20th century art practices, and seeking new experimental approaches.

Space is limited and please RSVP directly to [email protected].

ABOUT CYBELE MAYLONE

Cybele Maylone joined The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in the fall of 2018. During her tenure the Museum’s attendance, budget, and profile have all grown significantly. This fall she completed construction to re-landscape the Museum’s three-acre campus, uniting The Aldrich’s outdoor spaces for pedestrian access and expanding access to the Sculpture Garden. Prior to joining The Aldrich, she was the Executive Director of UrbanGlass, where she completed a $33 million renovation of its headquarters in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and worked closely with artists including Tauba Auerbach, Patty Chang, and Titus Kaphar through the organization’s studio program. In addition, she was the Deputy Director of apexart and held a variety of positions at the New Museum. She has a BA in art history from Earlham College and an MA in Arts Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently a board member of the Connecticut Art Trail and a member of the Steering Committee for the Contemporary Art Museum Directors Group. She lives in Ridgefield, CT with her husband and two children.

ABOUT DANNIELLE TEGEDER

Dannielle Tegeder is a New York-based artist whose practice is grounded on painting but also extends to drawing, wall works, sculpture, installation, animation, music, artist books, conceptual strategies, and writing.

Throughout her career, her work has engaged with the history of modern painting and architecture, drawing from the multi-disciplinary spirit of 20th century art practices while seeking to find new experimental approaches. She has often developed collaborations to create dialogues between abstraction and music.

Her work engages with current debates around abstraction, design, and utopian thinking, often exploring the role that social and urban systems play in shaping contemporary life. More recently, in both individual and collaborative work, her practice has centered on topics around feminism, alternative pedagogies, and the spiritual. In 2020 she co-founded the two-person collective Hilma’s Ghost.

ABOUT SIGNALS

Featuring nine paintings and two mobiles and ranging in materials from walnut wood to linen and to acrylic, the exhibition highlights how Dannielle’s work engages with the history of modern painting and architecture, drawing from the multi-disciplinary spirit of 20th century art practices while seeking new experimental approaches.

“For the linen and walnut works, I was especially interested in texture: the grain of the wood and the weave of the fabric work almost like drawing,” says Dannielle. “The mobiles take that a step further, and since I’m always responding to architecture, they really free some of my frequent symbols and forms to interact with the space.”

Of all the pieces in the show, the two walnut works are of note as it is the first time the artist has worked with that specific material. Made over a period of two years, the combination of organic, living grain, and hard-edge abstraction creates a striking dynamic and truly unique relationship.