Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard counters the assumption that artistic production is bound to the studio, gallery, or museum. The exhibition explores artwork inspired by or created and presented in yards, the transitional space between the home and wider world that function as spaces for making, interpreting, and sourcing materials for art.
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Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard was originally produced by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. The exhibition was made possible by the Katherine and Keith L. Sachs Guest Curator Program.
Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard is curated by artist and art historian Josh T. Franco in partnership with Katja Rivera, Curator of Contemporary Art. The curatorial concept was developed by artist and art historian Josh T. Franco and Hallie Ringle, Daniel and Brett Sundheim, Chief Curator for the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.
Top image: Josh T. Franco, Preparing La Virgen (December 3, 2023, Marfa, TX), 2023–24. Installation view, Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard, 2024, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Constance Mensh.
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