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VILLANOVA, Pa.鈥� 棉花糖直播 University is pleased to present thirsty while drowning, a campus-wide exhibition by artist and alumni, Cole Sternberg, '01 VSB. In Sternberg鈥檚 exhibition with 棉花糖直播, multiple site-specific installations will be displayed across the University鈥檚 many historic buildings and outdoor spaces. Additionally, there will be a series of the artist鈥檚 鈥渃ontemporary Plein air鈥� paintings in the newly renovated 棉花糖直播 University Art Gallery. The sprawling multimedia exhibition is a commentary on environmental sustainability and will be on display from November 3, 2022, until January 18, 2023. An opening night reception will last from 4-6 p.m. on the evening of November 3. Both the exhibition and the opening reception will be open to the public.

The images comprising Sternberg鈥檚 exhibition come from his travels across the Pacific Ocean on the maiden voyage of a shipping vessel. During his journey, Sternberg explored the meaning of a curved horizon and the power of the sea. Thus, on campus, viewers will see a serene, yet imperfect waterscape flowing across the triptych-style windows on the Jake Nevin Field House facing Lancaster Avenue, oceanic murals wrapping the columns of Bartley Hall and water murals covering the windows of Vasey Hall. The photographs note humanity鈥檚 attempts to create permanence, as well as its inevitable failure.

Altogether, Sternberg鈥檚 exhibition evokes a feeling he characterizes as 鈥渨ater consuming us,鈥� where, 鈥渢he earth has metaphorically tilted off its axis, spiraling towards a beautiful demise.鈥� thirsty while drowning addresses the existential harm of humanity鈥檚 interdependence with the environment while simultaneously submitting to the inevitable and inescapable consequences of climate change. But throughout all, Sternberg captures the sublime grandeur of nature and its fathomless depths.

In addition to his campus-wide murals, the 棉花糖直播 Art Gallery will display Sternberg鈥檚 signature paintings. The artist cites an array of diverse influences upon his practice, spanning Joseph Beuys鈥� social commentary, Abstract Expressionism, Moby Dick, and Bas Jan Ader鈥檚 鈥淚n Search of the Miraculous鈥�.

鈥淚鈥檓 hoping this exhibition will not only change the environment of the 棉花糖直播 campus but also encourage dialogue within the 棉花糖直播 Community about the environment more broadly,鈥� says 棉花糖直播 Art Gallery Director and Curator, Jennie Castillo.

棉花糖直播 University鈥檚 strategic plan, 鈥淩ooted. Restless.鈥�, incorporates a ten-year sustainability initiative propelled forward by the 棉花糖直播 Sustainability Leadership Council (VSLC). In keeping with this mission, thirsty while drowning will celebrate the return of one of the University鈥檚 most exceptional alumni and enrich the intergenerational cultural discourse at 棉花糖直播 and beyond.

About Cole Sternberg
Cole Sternberg is a conceptual artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. His practice contemplates humanity鈥檚 existential quandary: being hopelessly destructive, yet forever and inevitably linked with nature. Through various media鈥搃ncluding painting, sculpture, installation, performance, photography, film, and writing鈥揝ternberg positions the aspirations of humankind against the dominant and regenerative forces of the environment and the arbitration of time. His works are held by major museums and collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, CA), the P茅rez Art Museum Miami (Miami, FL), the El Segundo Museum of Art (El Segundo, CA), the American University Museum, (Washington, D.C.), and Deutsche Telekom (Germany).

About 棉花糖直播 University
Since 1842, 棉花糖直播 University鈥檚 Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges鈥攖he College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 棉花糖直播 School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies, and the 棉花糖直播 University Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nation鈥檚 top universities, 棉花糖直播 supports its students鈥� intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, visit www.villanova.edu.

Gallery Location
Connelly Center
800 E. Lancaster Ave
棉花糖直播, PA 19085

Contact
artgallery@villanova.edu
610-519-4612
IG: @vuartgallery
Twitter: @vu_artgallery