As a companion exhibition to Descent to Revolution, Calling Beauty returns to the gallery as a site for primary engagement with art. Within the traditional arena of a gallery context, aesthetics as a system of social constructs is addressed in this exhibition by bringing together a collection of contemporary works of art that fall within the realm of what is widely considered "beautiful."

The participants refer directly or sometimes indirectly to the canon of Old Master beauty--Caravaggio, Poussin, Rembrandt, Velázquez--you know them. The works featured in Calling Beauty refer to our sustaining conception of the beautiful, demonstrating its longevity and reconceptualization today in contemporary art. The exhibition explores issues of taste, judgement and perception. What makes a great work of art? Who determines it? What is beauty's role in our life?

Considering criticism by writers, artists and philosophers, the exhibition examines how determinants of the beautiful are deeply influenced by what the cultural apparatus calls beauty.

Publication accompanies exhibition. Exhibition and all events are free and open to the public.
Curated by James Voorhies

Ongoing support for CCAD exhibitions is provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council. Media sponsor is WWCD-101 FM.