Christine Corday's <em>RELATIVE POINTS</em> is minimalist in form and maximalist in concept. <em>Christine Corday: RELATIVE POINTS</em>,  installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, January 18–April 21, 2019. Photo: Dusty Kessler.
Christine Corday's RELATIVE POINTS is minimalist in form and maximalist in concept. Christine Corday: RELATIVE POINTS, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, January 18–April 21, 2019. Photo: Dusty Kessler.

Conceptually Speaking

“Conceptually based” is a term that describes a wide number of artists’ practices, found in their bios and in reviews and articles about their work. It’s so common that it rarely gets much attention, rather, artists are noted for their focus on issues of identity (i.e. racial, ethnic,…

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<em>Bethany Collins: Chorus</em>, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 6–December 29, 2019. Photo: Dusty Kessler.
Bethany Collins: Chorus, installation view, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, September 6–December 29, 2019. Photo: Dusty Kessler.

Silent Songs

Artist Bethany Collins returns to CAM for an artist talk this Thursday. Museum staff is fortunate enough to get the opportunity to speak with exhibition artists prior to installation. We were doubly blessed this past summer to hear from both Collins and Stephanie Syjuco. Both are compelling speakers,…

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Art and Home Economics

Esther Neff, CAM teaching artist, exhibits an easy rapport with her Vashon High School students. They enter the classroom and get to work, drawing designs on baseball cap patterns, asking for tape, figuring out the best way to use a glue gun.

Neff has placed a…

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