Counterpressures features new and existing work by ten Pittsburgh-area artists that acknowledges the transitory state of the environment; the ecological, economic, and public health consequences on the horizon; and how these conditions intersect with their own lived experiences. Through their selections of materials, the use of data and documentation, their surrealist imaginings, or references to urban development and disconnection from nature, these artists grapple with the ecological present and its uncertain future.

Counterpressures has been developed in partnership with the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, the oldest continuously–exhibiting visual arts organization in the country.Meet each of the Pittsburgh–area artists in Counterpressures, the 83rd installment of the Forum series, and hear about their creative process. Each event is free and open to the public.

Schedule

• February 20: Tara Fay

• March 19: Ginger Brooks Takahashi

• April 2: Seth Clark

• April 16: Allison Blair

• April 30: Su Su

• May 7: Christine Holtz

• May 14: Paper Buck

• May 28: Travis Mitzel

• June 11: Njaimeh Njie

• June 25: Stephanie Martin

Installation view of Counterpressures, 2020, Carnegie Museum of Art. Photo: Tom Little