Fall23_Sarah Crowner_Exhibition Guide_Sep 2023–Feb 2024

Sarah Crowner: Around Orange Bold abstraction, intense color, and a handmade sensibility are signatures of New York–based artist Sarah Crowner (b. 1974). Her vivid installations often respond to particular sites, inviting us to take a closer look at our surroundings. Crowner produces paintings as well as ceramics, textiles, and performances. She has created work for museums and galleries, as well as for the stage in collaboration with dancers and choreographers. Crowner finds inspiration in a global range of sources including Mexican craft and design, twentieth-century modernism, and the natural world, often developing work in relation to the artists that have informed her practice. In three new site-specific installations created for the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Crowner foregrounds the museum’s building, designed by architect Tadao Ando (b. 1941). The first of his freestanding public commissions in the United States, the Pulitzer’s building embodies Ando’s interest in minimalist forms and the integration of natural and built environments. Crowner responds to the museum’s architecture while introducing new ways to inhabit its spaces. Around Orange also pays homage to the vision of artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), whose work has been an important influence for Crowner. Kelly’s site-specific work Blue Black is a cornerstone of the museum’s collection and is on permanent view in the main gallery.