Surveyor May 26, 2011

'Surveyor' is a Collection-based exhibition presenting modern and contemporary artists whose works are rooted in the exploration, observation, construct, and perception of landscape. The exhibition features the premiere of several major new acquisitions for the Gallery's Collection, including works by Kelly Barrie, Sonja Braas, Barnaby Furnas, Cameron Martin, Matthew Ritchie, Gary Simmons and Zhan Wang, as well as works from the Collection that have not been on view in recent months, including those by Stephan Balkenhol, James Ensor, Leon Golub, Mariko Mori, Auguste Rodin and Thomas Scheibitz. In addition to Curator Heather Pesanti's selections, Surveyor features work by five Buffalo-based artists--Michael Basinski, Bingyi, Millie Chen, Peter Stephens and Paul Vanouse. Finally, recognizing language as its own form of landscape, the Gallery has collaborated with the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo to borrow and exhibit rare art poetry books.