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IN Context is a series of essays on the artists and artwork at 411 Gallery.


On "Entanglements" and "Utopian Visions", by Ian Carstens
“Two exhibitions, both alike in dignity, In fair New Harmony, where we lay our scene.” – from William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet –...


On "Anchor, Move, Connect: Henry Moore's 'Large Arch'" by Jason Hatton
On a chilly morning in April, 1971, a crowd gathered outside Cleo Rogers Memorial Library to watch a sight that had never been seen...


On Jennefer Hoffmann, Tess Michalik and Malcolm Mobutu Smith, by Paula Katz
The artwork currently on view at 411 Gallery could be described in the pithy explanation as being “decorative objects”, if one were being...


On Steven Baker’s “a well-lit room,” by Etien Santiago
Light is somewhat akin to air. We desperately need both, and we usually take both for granted. On some occasions, we can actually see the...


Dorothy Stites Alig's "Errare," by Glenda Winders
“I have always loved making things, and I felt like an artist even as a child,” says Indianapolis artist Dorothy Alig. But with degrees...
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