Exhibition Dates:
March 17, 2022–September 25, 2022
On view in the James J. and Louise R. Glasser Galleries, Earl Kai Chann Gallery, and Lois C. Green Gallery
Museum Hours:
Thursday – Sunday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fecha de exhibición:
17 de marzo de 2022 – 25 de septiembre de 2022
En exhibición en las galerías James J. y Louise Glasser, la galería Earl Kai Chann, y la galería Lois C. Green
Horario del museo:
jueves – domingo
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Brad Kahlhamer: 11:59 to Tucson is a solo exhibition of works by Tucson-born, Mesa/New York-based Brad Kahlhamer (b. 1956), who creates highly personal narratives that are both autobiographical reflections on his life and quixotic reveries about his identity.
Born to Indigenous parents, Kahlhamer was adopted by a German American family and to this day still does not know his full background. Derived from childhood memories, fantasies about the Southwest, and experiences as an illustrator and musician, his works are a blend of dreams and nightmares that express the realities of the urban experience and a longing for his Indigenous roots.
Kahlhamer breaks his life into three realms: the “first place” of his Indigenous heritage, the “second place” of his middle-American upbringing in a white, adoptive family, and the “third place” of his work as an artist and musician. Through his art, Kahlhamer seeks to connect to a spiritual and communal sense of belonging as well as to a culture that has eluded him in the past. Addressing issues of contemporary culture and identity, he creates works that resonate with both ambiguity and ambivalence about his origins and a fervent desire to discover them.
Brad Kahlhamer: 11:59 to Tucson es una exposición individual de obras de Brad Kahlhamer, quien nació en Tucson en 1956 y es residente de Mesa/Nueva York. Kahlhamer crea narrativas sumamente personales que son tanto reflexiones autobiográficas sobre su vida, como ensoñaciones quijotescas sobre su identidad.
Nacido de padres indígenas, Kahlhamer fue adoptado por una familia Alemana Americana y hasta hoy en día se desconoce sus antecedentes. Derivado de recuerdos de la infancia, fantasías sobre el suroeste, y experiencias como ilustrador y músico, sus obras son una mezcla de sueños y pesadillas que expresan las realidades de la experiencia urbana y un anhelo por sus raíces indígenas.
Kahlhamer divide su vida en tres ámbitos: en “primer lugar” su herencia indígena, en “segundo lugar” su crianza de clase media estadounidense en una familia adoptiva blanca, y en “tercer lugar” su trabajo como artista y músico. A través de su arte, Kahlhamer busca conectarse con un sentido de pertenencia espiritual y comunitario, así como con una cultura que lo ha eludido en el pasado. Abordando cuestiones de culturas e identidades contemporáneas, crea obras que resuenan tanto con la ambigüedad como con la ambivalencia de sus orígenes y un ferviente deseo de descubrirlos.
Brad Kahlhamer: 11:59 to Tucson is accompanied by a full-color catalogue published by the Tucson Museum of Art with essay by Julie Sasse, PhD, Chief Curator; foreword by Jeremy Mikolajczak, Jon and Linda Ender Director and CEO; poetry by Natalie Diaz, Pulitzer Prize winning Akimel O’otham and Mojave poet.
Brad Kahlhamer: 11:59 to Tucson es acompañado por un catálogo a todo color publicado por el Museo de Arte de Tucson con textos de la Dra. Julie Sasse, Curadora de la exhibición y Curadora principal; prólogo de Jeremy Mikolajczak, Director Jon y Linda Ender, y Director General; poesía de Natalie Diaz, poetisa Akimel O’otham y Mojave ganadora del premio Pulitzer.
Admission is always free for TMA members!
This exhibition is included with all paid museum admissions.
¡La admisión siempre es gratis para miembros del TMA!
Esta exhibición está incluida con todas las admisiones pagadas al museo.
SUPPORT | APOYO
Brad Kahlhamer: 11:59 to Tucson is made possible by support from Cox Communications and Dr. Peggy Jones and Alan Willenbrock with additional support from Betsy and Frank Babb, Cristine and Ed Hansen, Marilyn and Bob Joyce and TMA’s Contemporary Art Society.
The 2021/2022 Exhibition Season at TMA is presented by Jim and Fran Allen, Jon and Linda Ender, James and Louise Glasser, Connie Hillman Family Foundation, and I. Michael and Beth Kasser.
AC Hotel Tucson Downtown/Loveblock is the official hotel sponsor of TMA.
Brad Kahlhamer: 11:59 to Tucson fue posible gracias al apoyo de Cox Communications y Dr. Peggy Jones y Alan Willenbrock con apoyo adicional de Betsy y Frank Babb, Christine y Ed Hansesn, Marilyn y Bob Joyce, y la Sociedad de Arte Contemperaría de MAT (TMA).
La temporada de exposiciones 2021/2022 en MAT es presentada por Jim y Fran Allen, Jon y Linda Ender, James y Louise Glasser, Connie Hillman Family Foundation e I. Michael y Beth Kasser.
AC Hotel Tucson Downtown / Loveblock es el hotel patrocinador oficial de MAT.
Image Credit: Brad Kahlhamer, Fort Gotham Girls and Boys Club, 2014, acrylic, ink, spray paint, pencil on bed sheet. Collection of the Tucson Museum of Art. Museum Purchase. Funds provided by the Contemporary Art Society and the Virginia Johnson Fund. 2020.58. Image courtesy of the Artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.