Author: Carl Mellor

The Everson Museum of Art’s new exhibit TR Ericsson: I Was Born To Bring You Into This World challenges viewers on several levels. The display presents a range of items, including found objects, video, official documents and photos and letters from the artist’s family archive, yet doesn’t express a straight-on narrative. It also investigates issues Ericsson has explored in various formats since his mother’s suicide in 2003 but doesn’t suggest that resolution is at hand. Although the show probes a specific family history, that’s not the end game. The exhibition asks viewers to consider a general perspective on family lives:…

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The annual On My Own Time exhibit, now in its 44th year, is an atypical show. Organized by CNY Arts in partnership with the Everson Museum of Art, the project provides exhibition slots for people working at a variety of local workplaces: the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County, United Radio, Lockheed Martin and Boxcar Press, among others. Each employer holds an on-site exhibit, followed by visits from an independent selection panel to each location and, ultimately, installation of a show at the Everson. The current exhibition, featuring works by folks who aren’t full-time artists, displays media ranging from oils…

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