For Immediate Release
July 10, 2003
Contact: Brent Sverdloff 781/259-3628, bsverdloff@decordova.org
Sarah Smith 781/259-3663, ssmith@decordova.org
Debra Weisberg: (Sub) Surface
Grand Staircase
September 13, 2003 - January, 2004
Opening Reception: Friday, September 19, 6 - 8 pm
LINCOLN, MA-For (Sub) Surface, the latest in an ongoing series of site-specific installations in DeCordova's Grand Staircase, Boston sculptor Debra Weisberg radically violates the purity of the forty-foot tall elevator shaft wall. By introducing plaster and glass sculptural elements to the towering surface, the artist creates an illusion of potential catastrophe as the wall seems to be in the process of being blasted apart. The Museum, assumed to be an eternal storehouse of cultural treasures, will be shown to suffer the same fate as all architectural constructions: decay, dissolution, and eventual collapse. The rupturing skin of the white wall also references other forms in flux, like ice flows and geological formations. This exhibition is organized by Curator Nick Capasso.
Debra Weisberg received her BFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia. She has exhibited objects and installations in group and solo shows throughout New England since 1979.
General Information
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is a museum of modern and contemporary American art with a particular emphasis on the work of New England artists. It features the only public sculpture park of its kind in New England and the largest non-degree granting studio art program in the state. DeCordova opened in 1950 on the former estate of Julian de Cordova, a Boston entrepreneur and supporter of the arts.
DeCordova Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm and on selected Monday holidays. Admission is $6 per person, $4 for senior citizens, students, and youth ages 6-12. Children age 5 and under, Lincoln residents, and Active Duty Military Personnel and their dependents are admitted free. The Sculpture Park is open year round during daylight hours and is free. The Store @ DeCordova and the School Gallery are open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 7:30 pm, Friday through Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, and Sunday 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. The Café @ DeCordova is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am to 3 pm. New Time: Free guided public tours of the Museum's main galleries take place every Thursday at 1 and Sunday at 2 pm as of October 2003. Free tours of the Sculpture Park are given on Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm from May to October. No Sculpture Park tours in August and September 2003 due to construction. Visit www.decordova.org or call 781/259-8355 for further information.
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