Explores the graphic representation of time and the role visual forms have played in our evolving imagination of history.

Cartographies of Time

June 25, 2011 – September 18, 2011

How do you map time? Is history linear? The exhibition Cartographies of Time will explore graphic representations of European and American history, and the evolution of the modern timeline, through a selection of twenty-seven rarely seen books, manuscripts, charts, and other ingenious devices, drawn primarily from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections of the Princeton University Library.

The timeline is a metaphor so fundamental to the visual representation of time today—in almanacs, calendars, charts, and graphs—that it can be difficult to recall that a linear concept of time was “invented” at all. Cartographies of Time follows the mapping of biblical and secular histories, beginning with a medieval scroll listing the kings of France and England and an early sixteenth century edition of the Chronicle of Eusebius—the fourth-century Christian theologian whose tables of biblical and historical time were among the first printed books. The exhibition continues through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, to the elaborate didactic chronologies and educational games of the nineteenth century.

Among the works in the exhibition will be the Astronomicum Caesareum, a magnificent volume explaining the celestial motions of the planets, moon, and sun with elaborately cut and hand-colored revolving paper discs. Published by the astronomer Petrus Apianus in 1540, the book could be used to compute the dates of historic events based on astronomical tables and charts. Also included will be Joseph Priestley’s A Chart of Biography (1765), perhaps the most important timeline to be developed in the eighteenth century, recording the lives of over two thousand famous men; and an English translation of the Strom der Zeiten (Stream of Time), an elegant chart first published by the Austrian chronologer Fredrich Strass in 1804, representing the progression of world history as a confluence of flowing rivers.

Guest-curated by Daniel Rosenberg, associate professor of history at the University of Oregon, and Anthony T. Grafton, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, the exhibition celebrates the recent publication of their book Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline, published by Princeton Architectural Press. This exhibition is part of Memory and the Work of Art, a yearlong collaborative investigation into the arts and cultural memory, organized by arts and cultural organizations at Princeton University and in the Princeton community.

Free and open to the public

“These are pieces that I thought about when I couldn’t sleep.” — Nick Slavin

"Installation XI" Senior Art Show by Nick Slavin '11 Opens April 7th in the Lucas Gallery

Opening Reception
Thursday, April 7
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Exhibition runs:
April 8 – 13, 2011

Daily:
10 AM – 4:30 PM

Lucas Gallery
Lewis Center for the Arts
at 185 Nassau Street
Princeton University

Free and open to the public

“This collection of work was inspired by a road trip taken in the summer of 2010 from Boston to Los Angeles and back. Each piece is an attempt to convey a specific impression of a personal experience from this journey.” — Sydney Egan

The Land I Call My Road, a senior art show by Sydney Egan '11 opens April 7th at the Guggenheim Gallery, Whitman College

Opening Reception

Thursday, April 7
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Exhibition runs:
April 8 – 22, 2011

Daily:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Guggenheim Gallery, Whitman College
Princeton University

Free and open to the public

Birkner maintains a home and studio, called White Flag, in Lambertville, New Jersey.  “New Jersey, my home state, is the focal point of all my new work,” states Birkner. “I think I like to make paintings of New Jersey because so many people think it’s an ugly, suburban jungle of traffic, malls, subdivisions and restaurant chains.  “It might be ugly,” continues Birkner  “one might want to ignore it, but the social landscape of Jersey is the social landscape of 21^st Century America.”

“I care about the things I paint,” says Birkner. “I’m not driven by art world strategies. I paint what I think is important.” Birkner’s paintings are detailed in oil and sometimes acrylic. He sometimes focuses on only one hue in a painting, bringing to the work a cinematic quality that sets the mood and feeling of each piece. His work has been reviewed in multiple journals including the New York Times, ART News, Art in America and he has shown in galleries and exhibitions worldwide including New York, Los Angeles, Beijing and Italy.

The Gallery at Chapin will feature the paintings of Tom Birkner in an exhibit entitled “The Rain Paintings” from October 30 thru December 11, 2010 with a reception for the artist on Wednesday, November 10 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

In addition to the artist reception, the exhibit can be viewed by appointment during school hours between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.  The Chapin School is located at 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton, NJ.  To make an appointment to visit the gallery, please call 609-924-7206.

Items for sale include members’ original art works in watercolor, oil, pastel & mixed media, both framed & unframed. Admission is free, prices are reasonable. Checks and credit cards are accepted only.

Each Saturday from 12pm-2pm, visitors may attend an art demonstration: On June 12th Lucy McVicker will delight all with a collage demonstration. Norma Griffith will show all her flair for Chinese painting on June 19th. And on June 26th the audience will be entranced with Acrylic Knife Painting by Fran Franklin.

The Garden State Watercolor Society is a non-profit organization made up of and governed by artists who work in watermedia on paper. It presents exhibitions, workshops, and demonstrations to educate the public in the beauty and creativity of artists painting with these tools. Associate Membership is open to any New Jersey artist over the age of 18. To become a Full Member, one must have been accepted into three of the Open Annual Juried Exhibits within a period of seven years.

For Details Visit Garden State Watercolor Society Website