I wanted to do something that is generous to the whole exhibition. Contemporary art is a bit off-putting to people because they don't know the history. Even the term contemporary art history is oxymoronic.
"James Hyde" is the name of :
*James Hyde (actor), an American actor
*James Hyde (artist), American painter, sculptor, and photographer
*James Franklin Hyde, American chemist
*James F. C. Hyde, American politician from Massachusetts
*James Hazen Hyde, American businessman
*James M. Hyde, American metallurgist
More James Hyde on Wikipedia.The idea of the show came about because I had the intuition that faith is also a part of making art. ... There is this notion in the art world that faith is not a part of the territory, and I think that is changing. The storytelling, the materiality of religion is becoming more recognized as a part of making art.
Faith is more complex than belief. It involves an individual's relation to a community and engagement with ideas that are larger than the self.
Copyright © 2024 Electric Goat Media. All Rights Reserved.