Geometry can be found all around us. The Persistence of Geometry is an
exploration of the visualization of geometry and geometrical forms
through history with a special emphasis on modern and contemporary art.
It is a highly personal visual journey that records not only the
commonalities of human perception throughout the ages and in different
cultures, but also the continuing dialogue of vanguard art from the
19th, 20th, and 21st centuries with traditional and historical art.
The Persistence of Geometry provides an opportunity to understand
forms and shapes as carriers of meaning that are both specific to a
particular cultural context and universal in their immediate appeal.
Paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, ceramics,
textiles, utensils and furniture from historic and contemporary cultures
worldwide illustrate how geometric structures and abstract visual
vocabularies have communicated meaning throughout history. I n the
modern era, these geometric forms have served as vehicles for
revolutionary distillations of form and narrative and as the foundations
for conceptual and social models of new societal values.
Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, President of The Studio Museum in Harlem, has
curated over 40 exhibitions, many reflecting an interest in African
American and women artists; written extensively on African, Latino,
Native and Asian American artists; and taught art history, curatorship,
and art criticism at Bard College and Queens College, among others.