Montclair Art Museum Presents Fragile Freedoms: Maggie Meiners Revisits Rockwell
(MONTCLAIR, NJ)
Fragile Freedoms: Maggie Meiners Revisits Rockwell, a new thought-provoking photography exhibition at Montclair Art Museum (MAM), reimagines the iconic work of early to mid-century painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell through the lens of modern America. With stunningly vivid detail, Meiners’s carefully constructed photographs turn nostalgia on its head and rework Rockwell’s familiar imagery to address contemporary issues including racism, sexuality, gender roles, and the impact of technology. The exhibit runs from February 7 through June 13, 2021.
In our current environment of social and political unrest, a global pandemic and renewed activism, MAM’s new installations, and supporting discussions, programs, and banners, are particularly relevant and will engage visitors in new ways. The hope is that it will encourage new dialog in the community about how to protect our f