Exhibitions

This exhibition spans 45 years of the work of Chinese-American artist Gan Yu. In the artist’s words, the works reflect not only a distinctive artistic style and personal response to social changes, but also offer visual impressions of the world economy across its various cycles. Since 2007, Yu has devoted 18 years to exploring the stock market as a subject through 10 different series, exhibiting them across the globe. He sees the stock market as a visual distillation of contemporary politics, economics, technology, and culture. The U.S. stock market, in particular, serves as a barometer for the world economy. Yu believes global financial markets represent the largest piece of collective action art in human history. From New York to London, and from Hong Kong to Shanghai, markets operate in a continuous relay—day and night—never ceasing. This persistent activity electronically generates ever-evolving patterns on stock charts, creating a living visual record of the uneven trajectory of modern economic and social developments.

Drawn primarily from Gettysburg College Special Collections and College Archives, this show features Civil War related visual culture from the 1860s through the 1938 75th reunion at Gettysburg. Curated by Students Danielle Russell ’25 and Jake Neff ’27.

In this exhibition, works by contemporary artists will be paired with historical images that inspired their production. Pulled primarily from the Gettysburg College Art Collection with the addition of some significant loans, these pairings question how artists working in the 20^th and 21^st centuries interpret and reconfigure historical imagery to raise meaningful questions around shifting perceptions of race, gender and identity. Artists in the exhibition include Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Carl Beam, Carrie Mae Weems, and Michael Scoggins, among others.

Senior studio art majors present their independent capstone work in a variety of media under the direction of Professor Tina Gebhart.