{"id":7285,"date":"2018-03-11T22:28:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2018-03-11T22:28:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T02:28:38","slug":"barbara-takenaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/barbara-takenaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Takenaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_62\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7285-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/BarbaraTakenaga.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/BarbaraTakenaga.mp3\">http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/BarbaraTakenaga.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a 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powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7315 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779.jpg 480w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/>Barbara Takenaga\u2019s paintings have been viewed in many ways \u2013 as abstract or representational, micro or macro, cartoon-goofy or cosmic-psychedelic.\u00a0 With a range of references that include astronomy, fractals, sci-fi and invented landscapes, the work involves a labor-intensive process.<\/p>\n<p>Her most recent solo exhibition was a 20-year survey at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wcma.williams.edu\/barbara-takenaga\/\">Williams College Museum of Art<\/a> curated by Debra Bricker Balken and accompanied by a 144-page illustrated catalogue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcmooregallery.com\/publications\/barbara-takenaga2\">published by DelMonico Books|Prestel<\/a>.\u00a0 Recent large-scale wall projects include Space\/42 of the Neuberger Museum and the Hunter Lobby of MASS MoCA. \u00a0Upcoming shows include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcmooregallery.com\/artists\/barbara-takenaga\">DC Moore Gallery<\/a> in New York City, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and the Huntington Museum.\u00a0 Takenaga\u2019s work is in the collections of the DeCordova Museum, the Smith College Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and the Crocker Art Museum, among others. \u00a0She is represented by DC Moore Gallery, <a href=\"http:\/\/gregorylindgallery.com\/artists\/takenaga\/\">Gregory Lind Gallery<\/a> in San Francisco, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sharksink.com\/artist\/barbara-takenaga\/\">Shark\u2019s Ink<\/a>, Lyons, CO.\u00a0 Takenaga lives and works in New York City and teaches at Williams College in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>The books mentioned in the interview are, <a href=\"http:\/\/tinhouse.com\/product\/kiss-me-someone\/\">Kiss Me Someone, by Karen Shepard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/549884\/the-world-to-come-by-jim-shepard\/9780525432319\/\">The World to Come by Jim Shepard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7313\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_.jpg 800w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-696x579.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-505x420.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lines to the Center 2014 45&#215;54<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7314\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big.jpg 800w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-696x606.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-482x420.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night Painting, 2016, 60&#215;70 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/BarbaraTakenaga.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listBarbara Takenaga\u2019s paintings have been viewed in many ways \u2013 as abstract or representational, micro or macro, cartoon-goofy or cosmic-psychedelic.\u00a0 With a range of references that include astronomy, fractals, sci-fi and invented landscapes, the work involves a labor-intensive process. 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