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Between Realms: The Visionary Etchings of Kurt Seligmann
March 14 - April 27
On display March 14 – April 27, 2025
Open to the public Friday – Sundays, 12-5 pm
Reception: Saturday, March 22nd, 3 – 5 pm
WRCA CELEBRATES SURREALISM in a Collaboration with the Seligmann Center
Swiss Surrealist painter Kurt Seligmann was a world traveler, who spent his final years in Sugar Loaf NY, where visitors to his home and studio included world renowned artists Alexander Calder, Yves Tanguy, Marcel Duchamp, and Max Ernst, among many others. Among Seligmann’s students there, were Robert Motherwell and Orange County’s own Frank Shuback.
“As we approach the end of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Surrealism, we are excited to have a selection of Kurt Seligmann’s etchings from the Seligmann Estate in Sugar Loaf to be exhibited here at the Wallkill River Center for the Arts (WRCA) in Montgomery NY,” says WRCA executive director Ursula Morgan.
The unique exhibit will also explore the artist’s place in the story of Surrealism. The Jewish Seligmann, along with his wife Arlette, was the first of the European Surrealists to emigrate at the start of WWII. Subsequently, the couple were instrumental in helping to extricate a number of their fellow artists and writers from Occupied France.
“In my position as Chair of the Seligmann Center Art Committee at Vision Hudson Valley, I’m excited to curate and take part in this collaboration with WRCA, which is my former work home of seven years,” remarks Sarah Fortner. “This exhibition was in the talking stages over a year ago and I’m pleased to be able to see it come to fruition.”
This exhibit is made possible through the partnership of The Seligmann Center and Vision Hudson Valley
https://www.kurtseligmanncenter.org/
