For Immediate Release
August 11, 2008
Contact: Corey Cronin 781/259-3628
Dina Deitsch 781/259-3624
Stacey Steers: Phantom Canyon
Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Media Space
August 30, 2008 – January 4, 2009
(public opening reception: September 4 from 7 – 9 pm )
Lincoln, MA — Stacey Steers: Phantom Canyon is a 2006 animated film that explores a woman’s fantastical journey through memories. Artist Stacey Steers is “interested in creative engagement with reality through the medium of memory, both as a social force involving shared symbols and artifacts and as an investigation of [my] own personal experience.” Composed of over 4000 handmade collages (or about eight for every second of animation), the film’s surrealist imagery is a mixture of 18 th and 19 th century engravings and Eadweard Muybridge’s human and animal locomotion photographs, and Surrealist collages works by Max Ernst. Approximately 50 of Steer’s collages used in the production of Phantom Canyon will also be on view in the Media Space.
Stacey Steers will be giving an Artist Talk on September 6 at 3 pm. Free with Campus admission.
This exhibition has been organized by Director of Curatorial Affairs Rachel Rosenfield Lafo.
Bank of America’s Museums on Us™
DeCordova is proud to be a participant in Bank of America’s Museums on Us™ program. Beginning in May, all visitors who present a valid Bank of America ATM, debit or credit card, along with photo identification will receive free general admission to DeCordova’s campus on the first weekend of each month until April 2009. This program excludes special events.
General Information: DeCordova is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm and on selected Monday holidays. General admission during Museum hours is $12 for adults, $8 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. 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 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. The Café @ DeCordova is open Tuesday from noon to 3 pm, and Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. Guided public tours of the Museum’s main galleries take place every Thursday at 1 and Sunday at 2 pm. Tours of the Sculpture Park are given on Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm from May to Oct. All guided public tours are free with Campus admission. Visit www.decordova.org or call 781/259-8355 for further information.
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