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DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate our two exhibition interventions created by libr
 ary artists-in-residence\, JoAnne McFarland and Rachel Selekman!In January
  2019\, Bard Graduate Center Library welcomed visual artists JoAnne McFarl
 and and Rachel Selekman as the 2019 artists-in-residence. The BGC Library 
 AIR program invites artists to conduct research in our unique collection a
 s a way to inspire new work and to consider the role of the library and th
 e research process in their practice. To mark the end of their residency\,
  each artist has intervened in a section of the library\, converting study
  alcoves into exhibition space to show new work they have created out of t
 heir research discoveries. JoAnne McFarland: Queen For a DayThe works in Q
 ueen For a Day reflect McFarland’s belief that shame\, and chasing wealth 
 to ward off shame\, dominate today's cultural and political landscapes. Th
 e works on view illustrate the countless ways American culture reinforces 
 white patriarchy\, for women as well as men. Queen For a Day reflects McFa
 rland’s fascination with how many women collude in systems that ensure the
 y remain second-class citizens regardless of the luxuries they amass in or
 der to feel less vulnerable. Rachel Selekman: Shield Rachel Selekman makes
  sculptures that address women’s lives using quotidian objects\, fabric\, 
 and mixed media. Dismayed by the current attacks on women’s rights\, and c
 onversely buoyed by the courageous women coming forward in the #metoo move
 ment\, as well as those running for — and winning — political office\, Sel
 ekman has started a series of sculptural shields to both protect women and
  assert their strength. The first from the series\, “Face Shield 1 (ERA)\,
 ” along with a selection of books and objects that inspired her during her
  library residency\, will be on view.This site-specific installation will 
 be up through the end of August. After July 24\, you must make an appointm
 ent for viewing\; please email public.programs@bgc.bard.edu to schedule a 
 visit.JoAnne McFarland is a poet\, painter\, and curator from Brooklyn. Sh
 e is the former Exhibitions Director of A.I.R. Gallery and the founder of 
 Artpoetica\, a project space in Gowanus Brooklyn that links literary and v
 isual expression. Her latest poetry collection\, Identifying the Body\, wa
 s published in 2018 by The Word Works. Her artwork is part of many public 
 and private collections\, including the Library of Congress and the Columb
 us Museum of Art. In her practice McFarland treats violence and creativity
  as diametrically opposed: each act of making thwarts violence’s aim to de
 stroy. Visit her website: www.joannemcfarland.com.Rachel Selekman is a vis
 ual artist based in Brooklyn. Recent exhibitions include a solo show at Ro
 semont College in Rosemont\, PA\, and group exhibitions at the Invisible D
 og Art Center\, Brooklyn\; Marc Straus Gallery\, NYC\; Brooklyn Academy of
  Music\; Galerie Aurel Scheibler\, Berlin\; Schoolhouse Gallery\, Province
 town\, MA\; and Lesley Heller Workspace\, NYC\; to name a few. Selekman’s 
 work is in numerous public and private collections\, including the Museum 
 of Modern Art\, Microsoft\, the US State Department\, and Montefiore Medic
 al Center. Commissioned pieces can be found at Johns Hopkins Hospital in B
 altimore and the Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Her catalogue
 \, Rachel Selekman: Making Connections\, which surveys her sculpture and w
 orks on paper\, was published in 2014. Selekman received her BFA from the 
 Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA from the School of the Art I
 nstitute of Chicago\, where she received a full-tuition scholarship. Visit
  her website: www.rachelselekman.com.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Opening Reception for Library Artists-in-Resi
 dence
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