nebraska — Press — Sarah Berkeley

'Art Seen' '- Superb survey of Lincoln and Omaha contemporary art at Joslyn

OMAHA -- There’s a fine contemporary art exhibition at the Joslyn Art Museum, a show that contains work in media from painting and sculpture to photography, ceramics, video, glass and textiles that effectively captures a slice of art of our time.

That work, however, isn’t from the hot new names working in New York or London.

It’s from 37 Nebraska artists selected for “Art Seen: A Juried Exhibition of Artists from Omaha to Lincoln,” and it illustrates one of the pivotal changes in the art world over the last couple of decades.

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Preview of 'Places I Sleep' at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts

Berkeley photo show at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center

Lincoln artist Sarah Berkeley will present “Places I Sleep,” a series of new photographs beginning Monday at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City.

The in-progress series is themed around the interior spaces that the artist, a Nebraska Wesleyan University professor, has inhabited for at least one night. Berkeley’s work questions cultural norms, such as the 9 to 5 workday, the office environment, indoor living, gender stereotypes and the voluntary sharing of personal data.

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Profile on Nebraska Cultural Endowment Site

These performances are inspired by my work experiences in various locations and environments. For example, I Just Work Here – Episode 2: The Commute was inspired by my hour-long commute to and from work at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The performance was 40 minutes of walking upward on a down escalator in a subway station while wearing business attire – heels, a pencil skirt, a blouse, and makeup. The Commute reflects how the distance covered in a commute is a net distance of zero. As commuters, we spend a lot of time in moving in circles.