Conceived as the visual counterpart to the year-long Penn Humanities Forum on Origins, the exhibition presents artwork by 46 artists from the US and abroad. The rich assortment of subject matters and artistic techniques clearly demonstrates the need to think of origins in the plural. Indeed, each of the participating artists has found a unique way of establishing a personal, idiosyncratic connection to the show’s overarching theme. The result is a striking sense of organic coherence, a resounding harmony between these multiple aesthetic voices.

Organized by Joseph Benatov. Juried and curated by Sharka Hyland, Martha Lucy, and Shayna McConville.

This exhibition is in association with the 2008 Graduate Humanities Forum conference on Origins.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS