Upcoming Events
Greek Geometric Horse Figure, ca. 750–725 BCE bronze, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, 1967.018.006
Gallery Talk by Anna Kate Rogers, MA '13 on Ancient Greek Bronze Objects in the Snite Collection
Date: Friday, May 10, 2013
Time: 12:00PM - 12:20PM
Location: Snite Museum of Art
Followed by a bronze casting demonstration by Benjamin Sunderlin, MFA candidate, in Riley Hall art studios.
Celebrate Art Museum Day at the Snite Museum
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Time: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: Snite Museum of Art
The first 50 visitors on Saturday, May 18th will receive complimentary exhibition catalogs.
See It @ the Snite
John Bisbee (American, b. 1965), Spool, welded 4-inch brads, 1992. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Nanovic '54, 2011.005
What at first appears to be an airy wheel made up of small twigs, upon closer inspection yields a gasp-worthy surprise.
The network of short, sketchy lines is actually made up of thousands of small nails welded together.
Artist John Bisbee has spent his entire career exploring the seemingly limitless potential of this most common item. Sometimes welding them, sometimes simply stacking them, Bisbee elevates the nail from an often invisible and overlooked object to one worthy of deeper consideration.
"I don't even think of them as nails anymore, they are my marks. The nail is just emblematic of potential. It could be anything."
—John Bisbee