Barbara Bloom dissects architectural drawings at Cleveland’s FRONT art festival
Sep. 19, 2018
Barbara Bloom is not an architect. Yet, her current exhibition, part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, would fit in at any of the innumerable architecture biennials and triennials around the world. Entitled The Rendering (H x W x D =), the solo exhibition explores the relationships between images, objects, and space.
Located in the Robert Venturi–designed Ellen Johnson Gallery, at the Allen Memorial Art Museum on the campus of Oberlin College, Bloom takes full advantage of the museum’s collection and the gallery’s pedigree. Invoking architectural language and imagery, the installation is at once both thoughtful and funny.
Barbara Bloom, THE RENDERING (H X W X D =), 2018. Installation view at the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. July 14–December 16, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and David Lewis, New York. Photography by Field Studio.