MCAD@MIA: Aberration

Opening reception and remarks, 5-6:30 p.m. 3rd Floor of the MIA’s Target Wing. Please look for signage when you enter on the ground floor.

Aberration, a new site-specific installation by Jamie Owens and Claire Victoria, is the fourth installment of the annual MCAD@MIA program. The pixelated color abstraction compositions—printed onto plastic cling film and applied directly onto the museum windows—mirror the architecture of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Whittier neighborhood. While commenting on issues of architectural perspective and geometric volumes, they will also draw attention to the marble floors and wide hallways as sunlight shines through, making dramatic changes during the day and seasons.

MCAD@MIA is an ongoing partnership between the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). The goal of this juried collaboration is to encourage art students to create new and innovative work that responds to the architecture, space, and/or collections of the museum. MCAD students are given the unique opportunity to work with the MIA staff in the institutional setting of the museum and gain unique professional experiences. MCAD@MIA promotes an educational collaboration beyond the conventional involvements of communities and museums.