Alison Owen’s works embellish and punctuate the subtle details in aspace. She gathers dust and debris from the exhibition venue for use insprawling wallpaper installations. For her installation in the Bell Gallery lobby, she takes as herstarting point the distinctive grid-filled architecture of the List Art Center (designed by Phillip Johnson). She also draws on the details ofthe rare manuscripts on view in the Hay Library Centennial exhibition(in the adjacent gallery), which resonate with her ornate, hand-madeaesthetic.

Curated by Maya Allison