The Villa Terrace has been shaking it up with its current contemporary exhibits. As most visitors are quick to state, the exhibits aren’t quite what you would expect in an Italian Villa. But, isn’t that the beauty of life, finding the unexpected?
Local practicing artist, Yevgeniva Kaganovich, designed one of the current exhibits, ‘Strange Vegetation’. This site-specific piece is a latex-garden. Using the architectural make up of plant life, she created this living system. Brought to life by a compressor, these individual plants all rely on each other to stay alive. The plants are placed in the room based on the light that enters the room, as they have a need for shade to live longer. For a wonderful description of Kaganovich’s piece refer to Art Historian, Jennifer Johung’s essay on Strange Vegetation, which should be available through the museum shortly. She brings together the architectural and art aspects of the piece in a conclusive and interesting manner.
In addition to Strange Vegetation, Objects for Objects is a current exhibition up at the Villa. This artist has cast found objects into metal to create these beautiful hanging and stacked sculptures. It’s quite lovely to see these very original objects made to be beautiful and preserved in such a fashion.
If you have not had a chance to see both exhibits, do come down to the Villa Terrace during public hours. We look forward to seeing you sometime soon, our hours are Wednesday-Sunday 1-5 pm for the museum and the gardens.
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