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The Currier Museum of Art is pleased to announce its 2024 summer/early fall exhibition program. On Sunday, July 14, to coincide with its annual summer Block Party, the Currier will unveil the first solo US exhibition of Colombian artist Daniel Otero Torres. On Thursday, September 26, the Currier will open both a solo presentation of the work of Olga de Amaral, also from Colombia; as well as a comprehensive retrospective of New Hampshire-based artist and designer Dan Dailey.
Daniel Otero Torres: Sonidos del Crepúsculo (Twilight Sounds)
July 14–October 6, 2024
In Sonidos del Crepúsculo (Twilight Sounds), Daniel Ortero Torres (b. 1985) presents an ode to the unsung heroes of environmental protection. Centering on the artist’s ongoing interest in rural and peripheral communities, power structures, and collective participation, the show features new work expressly created for the Currier, including his first-ever video, Green Manifesto: Transformation Through Leaves (2024). Otero Torres will intersperse his work with a selection of paintings from the museum's own collection that reference nature and ecology.
Throughout his career, Otero Torres has exhibited in prominent galleries and museums, and his work has been featured in significant art events and biennales, earning him recognition as a rising contemporary art star. He is participating in this year’s Venice Biennale with a work titled Aguacero (2024), an ephemeral site-specific installation exploring the relationship between vernacular architecture and the global environmental crisis.
Olga de Amaral
September 26, 2024–January 12, 2025
Continuing a series of exhibitions that explore the intersection of fine art and crafts, the Currier is thrilled to feature a selection of important works by Olga de Amaral (b. 1932) in its Welcome Gallery. Considered one of the most important abstract artists in Latin America, De Amaral is also globally recognized for her contribution to fiber art, often working with materials that she sources locally, including raw wool, wood branches, luffa, horsehair, plastic, and gold.
Over her prolific career, De Amaral has exhibited widely in prestigious museums and galleries around the world. She has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, and her work is held in esteemed collections, including that of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. Later this year, the Fondation Cartier in Paris will present her largest and most comprehensive European retrospective to date.
Dan Dailey: Impressions of the Human Spirit
September 26, 2024–February 2, 2025
Dan Dailey (b. 1947) is an American sculptor whose inventiveness has expanded the vocabulary of art. With Impressions of the Human Spirit—his first comprehensive museum retrospective—the Currier offers a broad thematic overview of the artist’s unique oeuvre, which spans from 1972 to the present. The exhibition explores Dailey’s artistic process and sources of inspiration, and features more than 75 carefully selected objects that reveal him to be a master craftsman, as well as a perceptive observer of the human condition.
The artist’s extensive body of work includes functional objects, like lamps and vases, as well as purely sculptural forms, all marked by his distinctive style—Dailey's pieces often feature playful forms and vibrant colors, crafted to capture movement, gesture, and expression. Dailey has participated in over 300 group, juried, and invitational exhibitions, and has had numerous one-person shows, earning him a prominent place in the contemporary art world.
This exhibition is generously supported by Pamela A. Harvey, the Galena-Yorktown Foundation, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, and Patricia L. Wentworth and Mark Fagan.
