Virgil Marti, Bullies, 1992/2006, wallpaper, dimensions vary with installation

CINCINNATI, OH.- The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) presents New Media/ New Materials: Highlights in Contemporary Art from The Fabric Workshop and Museum, on view through April 15, 2007. Exhibition Sponsor: Jennie Rosenthal Berliant & Allan Berliant. Curated by Cynthia Goodman, Interim Director, Contemporary Arts Center and Marion Boulton Stroud, Artistic Director, The Fabric Workshop and Museum. New Media/New Materials is a survey of major contemporary art highlights represented in works created in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) in Philadelphia. The exhibition brings to the CAC the work of some of the most significant artists of the 20th century: Marina Abramovic, Doug Aitken, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems and William Wegman, among others. Included as well are works by artists winning increasing international recognition such as Laura Owens and Shahzia Sikander. New Media/New Materials also features an installation devoted to multiples produced in collaboration with FWM by major artists, including Louise Bourgeois, Ann Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Kiki Smith. Current FWM Artists-in Residence Jonathan Bepler and Pae White will both create site-specific installations for the Contemporary Arts Center. A unique feature of the exhibition is the 5th Floor Resource Room. Visitors will have the opportunity to see original fabric swatches and materials related to the artists’ process for the creation of pieces on view. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)