Genius is childhood recalled at will. ~ Charles Baudelaire
When you were a child you made art, probably lots of it. You, and everyone around you, called that “playing.” Art is part of a child’s normal response to
almost any aspect of life. A small child asks an art-teacher what he does at work. “I teach people to draw” the teacher says, and the child responds “You mean
they forget?”
Within the bounds of an imaginary dollhouse, this exhibition showcases art that
uses the tropes of playtime - storybooks, toys, dolls, games, dress-up, imaginary
friends, and secret spaces - to explore the serious and playful nature of
art-making. The works compel the viewer to recall the joys of make-believe
and to appreciate the unique interpretation of “play” that each artist brings to
the dollhouse.
Priscilla Otani & Tanya Wilkinson, Curators
