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In Your Eyes: Experiment like ESTAR(SER)


When we take a moment to slow down and look closely at a work of art, what stories might it tell us? What do we see that we may not have noticed at first? THE THIRD, MEANING: ESTAR(SER) Installs the Frye Collection (on view October 15, 2022–October 15, 2023) stages a diverse selection of works from the museum’s collection in a series of triads, or groupings of three, to create small conversations that are open to interpretation.

Inspired by THE THIRD, MEANING, the Frye invites visitors of all ages to create their own triads using magnetic reproductions of select collection artworks in a dynamic interactive space. Join us in the museum’s Education Wing to arrange these magnets in ways that explore visual elements of art, tell a story, or respond to ESTAR(SER)’s triads. Visitors can display their creations in this collective “gallery,” photograph them, and share them on Instagram using #MyFryeTriad.

In Your Eyes: Experiment Like ESTAR(SER) is organized by Michelle Cheng, former Director of Education and Community Partnerships; Caroline Byrd, former Manager of Tours and Public Programs; Yazmin Cojulun, Education Assistant; and Kelsey Donahue, Manager of School & Family Engagement. Generous support for this installation has been provided by the Frye Foundation and Frye Members.


Raven Watchers

Tony Angell
Steatite (soapstone)
1984

Untitled (Badlands)

Juventino Aranda
Oil on wool Pendleton blanket
2018

The Changeling

Byron Bratt
Mezzotint and acrylic wash
1980

Wild Rose Lard

Lucille Hulburt
Watercolor on paper
1990

Birmingham (left)

Toyin Ojih Odutola
Four-color lithograph with gold leaf
2014

Birmingham (center)

Toyin Ojih Odutola
Four-color lithograph with gold leaf
2014

Birmingham (right)

Toyin Ojih Odutola
Four-color lithograph with gold leaf
2014

The Madonna

Unknown
Painted porcelain in a reproduction frame
n.d.

First Snow

Pieter van Veen
Oil on canvas
ca. 1914

Untitled

Ko Kirk Yamahira
Acrylic and graphite on partially unwoven canvas with wood
2019