Nicole Reinhold Martin Visits Erie Art Museum at Painterly Polaroids Exhibition Opening Reception

ERIE, Pa. - The Erie Art Museum will host an opening reception for Painterly Polaroids with Nicole Reinhold Martin on Sat. July 24 from 4 - 6 pm. Painterly Polaroids is on view in the Bacon Gallery from June 8, 2023 - April 2024. Refreshments and a cash bar will be available.

Painterly Polaroidsf ocuses on a series of Nicole Reinhold Martin's hand-altered Polaroids that were recently acquired by the Museum. It also highlights the Museum's efforts to preserve and digitize the original art objects we have in the permanent collection and features large projections of the Polaroids.

Having created these works in the early 1990s, Martin states that "many of the places I recorded no longer exist because of progress or change. Therefore, seeing these images brings the viewer back to a period of time when the world looked a bit different than today." The works not only record how the Erie landscape has changed, but also reflect the technological advances in photography. At the time, this format was one of the more immediate ways to produce a photograph. For some, there is a nostalgia for the iconic Polaroid that holds a tactile memory.

Disrupting the boundaries of photography and painting, Martin made each image unique through her physical interaction with the surface. The imprint from the pressure of the stylus is visible. Often using a hot car or hairdryer to keep the emulsion fluid, the gestures imply the small window of time for this intervention.

This reception is free and open to the public as part of the UPMC Health Plan Free Admission Days.

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