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BEYOND THE WEST
Contemporary Expressions at Paris Gibson Square
PARIS GIBSON SQUARE MUSEUM OF ART
By Colter Pedersen
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PARIS GIBSON SQUARE MUSEUM OF ART
Event Schedule
Wednesday, March 19
Show Opens | 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday, March 20
Show Opens | 10 am - 5 pm
Friday, March 21
Show Opens | 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday, March 22
Show Opens |10 am - 3 pm
1400 1st Ave. N.
For those seeking a refreshing departure from traditional Western themes
during Western Art Week, the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art offers a
strikingly modern alternative. Here, visitors can check their cowboy hats at
the door and immerse themselves in a series of contemporary exhibitions
that push the boundaries of imagination and form.
Among the museum's latest installations is Figments of the Imagination
by renowned Montana sculptor Chip Clawson. Known for his large-scale
surrealist works—oen suspended in midair—Clawson cras an experience
that blurs the line between dreamscapes and reality. "It's beautiful, and
fun, and joyful, and colorful, and it's something no one should miss," says
Nicole Maria Evans, the museum's Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial
Affairs. "If you are here for Western Art Week, you have to come." With a
career spanning more than four decades, Clawson has been a defining force
Richard Swanson - Improbable Odyssey, 2017 • painted steel • 5.5" x 15" x 7 "
Puzzled Paradise: Ceramic Chronicles by Ken Kohoutek features original 2- and 3-dimensional ceramic
works by the Great Falls-based artist through April 12th, 2025.
Janina Myronova -A GATHERING OF FRIENDS, 2024
stoneware, underglaze, hand-forming, painting • 33" x 23.5" x 18.5"
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