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Coffee and Tea in Art

May 11 – July 7, 2024
A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection

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  • An instillation image of View of "Coffee and Tea in Art: A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection." The room is painted light brown and has art on the walls.

    Coffee and Tea in Art: A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection on view in Gutman Gallery. Photo by Rob Strong.

Series

A Space for Dialogue 118

About

For centuries, coffee and tea have served as primary staples in daily life to stimulate productivity and foster community. This exhibition explores how their cultural symbolism is reflected in art. At times, artists feature coffee and tea to represent stability and reflect broad, popular sentiment. Their routine enjoyment across cultures also offers a unique artistic window onto the self and our everyday experiences.

A Space for Dialogue is a student-curated exhibition program that began in 2001. Hood Museum of Art interns create an installation drawn from the museum's permanent collection by engaging with every aspect of curation, from doing research and selecting objects, to choosing frames and a wall color, to planning a layout and writing labels and a brochure, to giving a public talk. There have been over 100 A Space for Dialogue exhibitions on a wide variety of themes.

A Space for Dialogue: Fresh Perspectives on the Permanent Collection from Dartmouth's Students, founded with support from the Class of 1948, is made possible with generous endowments from the Class of 1967, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Jr. '66, and Pamela J. Joyner '79.

Exhibition Curator

Jeffrey Liu '24

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A Space for Dialogue 118

Exhibition subject: A Space for Dialogue