Exhibitions
Roman Verostko and the Cloud of Unknowing: From Ideas in Mind to Ideas in Code / November 17 - December 20, 2021
Roman Verostko (born 1929) is an internationally recognized figure in the development of generative, algorithmic art. Unlike many of his contemporaries who came from engineering and computer science backgrounds, Verostko was a Benedictine monk at Saint Vincent Archabbey and a professionally-trained painter and scholar well-versed in the history of art, philosophy, logic, and theology before he started to work with electronic and digital media in the late 1960s.
Curated by Kerry Morgan and Melanie Pankau at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the exhibition features over seventy original works from Saint Vincent’s holdings, encompassing Verostko’s early screen/video pieces, electronic machines, mural projects, artist books, and newer editioned prints. Rather than a strict chronological retrospective, the exhibition is organized around major themes that appear throughout Verostko’s work, such as his search for pure form, his interest in logic, his merging of eastern and western aesthetics and philosophy, and his understanding of his home “Pathway Studio" as a modern day electronic scriptorium.
Curated by Kerry Morgan and Melanie Pankau at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the exhibition features over seventy original works from Saint Vincent’s holdings, encompassing Verostko’s early screen/video pieces, electronic machines, mural projects, artist books, and newer editioned prints. Rather than a strict chronological retrospective, the exhibition is organized around major themes that appear throughout Verostko’s work, such as his search for pure form, his interest in logic, his merging of eastern and western aesthetics and philosophy, and his understanding of his home “Pathway Studio" as a modern day electronic scriptorium.
Visitors are also invited to read the exhibition catalog and watch a panel discussion featuring new media scholars sharing the significant contributions Verostko has made to the field of digital arts.
Royal Patronage: Selections from the King Ludwig I of Bavaria Gift
Fall 2020 - Ongoing
Fall 2020 - Ongoing
By 1852, Saint Vincent had begun to receive shipments of artwork, musical instruments, and books gifted to the nascent community through the auspices of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Employed for their educative and elevative potential, these items were linked to the promulgation of German identity and culture in America. Royal Patronage: Selections from the King Ludwig I of Bavaria Gift traces an important link between America’s first Benedictine community and its royal Bavarian benefactor.
Encounter + Exchange:
Central and West African Carving from the Anna and Tadeusz Kozminski Collection
Fall 2021
Central and West African Carving from the Anna and Tadeusz Kozminski Collection
Fall 2021
Using a diversity of materials, artists transform African hardwoods like ebony, stones like malachite, and even the infamous ivory into beautiful and culturally significant objects like masks, sculptures, and drums. Curated by SVC junior, Kelsie Patton C 24, Encounter + Exchange features carvings executed by artists from Tanzania, Zambia, and South Africa.
Above: Tree of Life, Makonde, late 20th century, ebony, Saint Vincent Art & Heritage Collections, Gift of Anna and Tadeusz Kozminski.
