John Wood: The System is Alive

John Wood, Bird, 1987; Courtesy of Carol Wood

John Wood: The System is Alive

Burchfield Penney Art Center / Bruce Silverstein

SUNY Buffalo State University
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222

Oct 13, 2023 - Apr 28, 2024

The exhibition focuses on the relationship between Wood’s visual scholarship and its expression through diverse media, extending through more than 25 different forms and variants. Among the media are drawings on various substrates, including a range of papers, rocks, and sand, and an equivalent variety of print media, including intaglio, etching, lithographs, woodcuts, silkscreen, and photography. The photographic works are themselves in a range of formats, from cyanotypes to multi-media collages. Many of the works seen here have never been exhibited before. In his work, Wood did not offer answers to questions, instead presenting pathways for consideration. His work took on a range of subjects, but ultimately, they were platforms for conversation on topics of environmental, political, and social concerns. 

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