Hugh Hayden's first solo institutional show opens at Princeton University Art Museum
9 January 2020
Hugh Hayden’s first solo institutional exhibition entitled Creation Myths opens at the Princeton University Art Museum with an opening celebration of curator and artist-led tours from 1-4pm on Saturday 18 January. The presentation will feature brand new works in wood and cast iron as well as Hayden’s 2018 mesquite and plywood installation America.A new work, Moses, consisting of an updated cotton picking machine clad in Mahogany to look like Chippendale-style highboy dresser or grandfather clock, will be on view alongside a new series of Hayden’s cast iron skillets. Working with objects in the Museum’s collection and a 3D modeler, Hayden created 3D scans of various items that were then combined to create unique configurations and turned into moulds for these new skillets.
On Thursday 20 February, a talk between Hayden and professor Chika Okeke-Agulu will take place from 5-6:30pm at Princeton’s McCosh Hall.
Creation Myths continues through 7 June, 2020. More information can be found here.
Image: Hugh Hayden, America, 2018
Sculpted mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) on plywood
