Park Wonder, a new book by Matthew Jensen, is now available for
purchase at the Visual Arts Center in Summit. Jensen, a Guggenheim
Fellow, is a Brooklyn-based conceptual landscape artist who
combines photography, collecting, and rigorous explorations in each
of his works. The book is a companion to Jensen's exhibition at the
Arts Center, Park Wonder: Rediscovering Northern New Jersey
Landscapes. Jensen spent months walking four New Jersey landscapes
including the Watchung Reservation; Passaic River Waterway; Great
Swamp National Wildlife Refuge; and Gateway National Park, Sandy
Hook Unit. The book and exhibition are the culmination of these
walks and showcase images and objects that Jensen gathered while
exploring these landscapes. Park Wonder is divided into four
sections, according to landscape, and includes photographs from
each site and maps detailing walks designed by Jensen. It also
includes essays by Ian Frazier, Ruth Canstein Yablonsky, Karl
Fenske, and Tyler J. Kelley reflecting their personal connections
to the areas. The Arts Center co-published the book with Paper
Crown Press in Guttenberg, New Jersey. The 140-page book contains
striking photographs and maps for nature lovers and adventure
seekers alike. Says Arts Center Curator Mary Birmingham, The
objects and images Jensen finds while wandering in public spaces
often spark wonder ... he hopes his work inspires people to
similarly explore their environments - to wonder and to wander.
Park Wonder is available for purchase at the Arts Center at 68 Elm
Street in Summit and retails for $49. For more than 80 years, the
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has been dedicated to viewing,
making, and learning about contemporary art. Recognized as a
leading non-profit arts organization and accredited by the American
Alliance for Museums, the Art Center's renowned studio school,
acclaimed exhibitions, and educational outreach initiatives serve
thousands of youth, families, seniors, and people with special
needs every year. This exhibition was funded by a National
Endowment for the Arts Imagine Your Parks grant and the related
publication, Park Wonder, was funded in part by the Elizabeth
Firestone Graham Foundation. Major support for the Visual Arts
Center of New Jersey is provided by the New Jersey State Council on
the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the
Walter V. and Judith L. Shipley Family Foundation, the Wilf Family
Foundations, and Art Center members and donors.
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