Nan Freeman October 7-29, 2011

Opening reception Friday October 7, 2011, 5-8PM

Curator's Statement:

Nan Freeman has been fascinated by objects that embody social role and position, culturally constructed rituals, and societal practices. A Texan by birth who has lived and worked in Boston for more than 30 years, she is known for her dramatic large scale drawings of objects from all walks of life. Do the objects embody desire, longing, a sense of belonging, alienation, loss, or a distanced anthropologicall scrutiny of their roles in human existence? Do they embody a time and experience that no longer exists or has been lost? The viewer can decide for themselves what metaphorical meaning resides in these works. The multilayered complexity of meaning has no easy answer so the mystery that ensues from the creation of these objects remains for the viewer to experience. For Nan, the involvement of her mind and body connected to process is as important as the content.

Natacha Sochat

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Freeman earned her undergraduate degree at Smith College, her Master's at the University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the Department of Architecture. She has taught at Harvard University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wellesley College, Brandeis University, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Marmara in Istanbul, and Bogazici University in Istanbul. Currently she is senior faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Nan returns to NKG with her newest series of drawings. Please join us for this exhibition on Friday October 7 at 5 - 8 PM