Ten years ago, Robert January (b. 1948) visited what he calls the "greatest outdoor art museum on earth," southern Algeria's Tassili N'Ajjer. Inspired by figurative art he has seen there and at other prehistoric sites, January's paintings, drawings, and photographs are now gathered in a solo show at Connecticut's Fairfield University entitled Art & Human Consciousness. On view through December 6, the project has been organized by Walsh Art Gallery director Diana Mille and is accompanied by a 40-page catalogue with an essay by Fairfield University professor Philip Eliasoph.
Information: Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824, 203.254.4000 x2969, quickcenter.com
Image:
Robert January (b. 1948)
Tracey in Gray Dress
2008, Oil on linen, 72 x 44 in.
On view at Fairfield University