Watermill Center opens a sprawling exhibition of site-specific works by Mexican artist G.T. Pellizzi. "Visitations: G.T. Pellizzi" opens on September 26 coinciding with Watermill Center's Open House and the first artist-in-residency presentation. The exhibition will be open for viewing form 2 to 4 p.m. with an Artist Talk taking place at 3 p.m. Afterwards, it remains on view through November 21, 2105 by appointment.
In "Visitations", Pellizzi curated his work to function in dialogue with The Watermill Center’s collection and galleries. The survey of works on view, created by Pellizzi from 2011 to the present, presents sculptures, installations, and paintings that engage audiences critically with political, educational, and financial market systems.
Watermill Center founder and Artistic Director Robert Wilson had this say about Pelizzi's art: “I find parallels between his practice and my own," said Wilson. "In my opera Einstein on the Beach, I made furniture out of plumbing pipes. Einstein said if he had to live his life over he would rather be a plumber. I like Pellizzi's use of electric conduit tubes. It is so direct, and graphically very simple. He is a great colorist with a strong architectural sense.”
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