From Starfield to MARS: Paul Manship and His Artistic Legacy

Addison Gallery of American Art

September 15, 2018 - January 20, 2019

Andover, Massachusetts (July 26, 2018)—Exploring notions of place in American art throughout its 2018–2019 program, this fall the Addison Gallery of American Art will open From Starfield to MARS: Paul Manship and his Artistic Legacy. The exhibition examines the work and influence of Paul Manship (1885–1966) through two interconnected components: Art Deco at Andover considers the Addison's historic connection with the prominent early 20th-century sculptor Paul Manship, while Starfield through Contemporary Lenses presents the work of four artists-in-residence at the Manship Artists Residency + Studios (MARS) program established this year in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

MARS is being developed as an international, interdisciplinary artists’ residency at Manship’s formersummer home and studio, which he dubbed Starfield, to create new works inspired by the artist and his estate. The first class of artists-in-residence were selected by Addison curator Allison N. Kemmerer, and include acclaimed Massachusetts-based photographers Barbara Bosworth, Justin Kimball, S. Billie Mandle, and Abelardo Morell, who bring individual perspectives and aesthetic approaches to interpretingManship’s estate and archives. These artists will also participate in the Addison’s fall 2018 Edward E. ElsonArtist-in-Residence program, collaborating with students and faculty at Phillips Academy and area public schools on projects inspired by the exhibition. From Starfield to MARS: Paul Manship and his Artistic Legacy is on view from September 15, 2018 through January 20, 2019.