Special Exhibitions

Kayla Romberger, Astronaut Ice Cream, cast plaster and powdered pigment, 1.25 x 3 x 3"

Alisha Wessler, Compass, 
3 x 3 x 5.5"

Kelsey Contemporaries: Kayla Romberger and Alisha Wessler
March 15–June 16, 2013

Kelsey Contemporaries: Kayla Romberger and Alisha Wessler features the multimedia work of two Master of Fine Arts students from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design and Museum Studies Program. The artists explore themes of collection, museological display, and material culture in the context of an archaeological museum. Displayed together, the two artists’ work creates a dynamic dialog between dystopian and utopian views of the relationships people form with objects. Romberger investigates assemblages of items as a response to apocalyptic fear, while Wessler examines the role of collection in dream and memory.