College Of New Rochelle's Castle Gallery Presents 'Not Really'

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. --The Castle Gallery at The College of New Rochelle recently hosted an opening reception for “Not Really: Fictive Narratives in Contemporary Art," an artistic exploration of the illusory, fabricated, and contrived nature of our mediated and digitalized contemporary world.

Robert Antonik, Castle Gallery Board Member; Dianne Hebbert, Castle Gallery Assistant Director; Theresa Beyer, Castle Gallery Board Member; Susan Canning, Guest Curator; and Ivar Hayden, New Rochelle City Councilman and owner of Backstreet Gallery.
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David Opdyke speaks with students next to his artwork, Flores illicis (2012, cast urethane, pvc, paint, glass, 36 in x 8 in x 8 in).
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Margie Neuhaus, Castle Gallery Board Chairwoman, with a student in front of Flores illicis (2012, cast urethane, pvc, paint, glass, 36 in x 8 in x 8 in ) by David Opdyke.
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Students admire Colander (2012, C-Print, 39 3/8 in x 29 3/8 in x 2 ½ in) by Mac Adams.
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by Alesha Hanson

02/19/2015 5:00 a.m.

The exhibit continues through Sunday, April 19. “Not Really” is inspired by the fiction that encompasses contemporary experience. The 15 artists in the exhibit on view at The College of New Rochelle Castle Gallery question and critique through painting, sculpture, installation, video and photography this illusion of the real. Their work explores the meanings and values at play in the fiction and artifice of our modern world.

For general information, tours, and directions to the Castle Gallery and The College of New Rochelle, please call (914) 654-5423. The Castle Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The gallery is closed Mondays and major holidays.

For more information, visit its website at www.cnr.edu/cg.

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