LOUISVILLE, KY.- Yesterday, 21c Museum in Louisville launched 21c Celebrates Creative Capital: A 15th Anniversary Exhibition to celebrate its partnership with Creative Capital, an organization that invests in groundbreaking artists across the country. On display from September 30, 2014 through March 30, 2015, over thirty grantees of the foundation are represented in the 21c collection, a selection of which are featured in this multi-media exhibition celebrating the 15th anniversary of Creative Capital, with works ranging from sculpture, painting, photography, film, video, and new media art.

A shared commitment to supporting visionary contemporary art has generated multiple dynamic collaborations between 21c and New York-based Creative Capital Foundation. From Eve Sussman’s transformation of the Classical Rape of the Sabine Women and Chris Doyle’s Apocalypse Management-inspired by Thomas Cole’s 19th century Course of Empire paintings—to the surreal photographs by James Bidgood and Kerry Skarbakka, to the elaborate and detailed figurative sculptures by Nick Cave and Simone Leigh, these works reference the history of art to illuminate art’s central role in shaping current and future conditions. Addressing a spectrum of issues ranging from environmental sustainability, immigration, and identity, to the evolution of industry, commerce, and technology, works by Creative Capital grantees offer thought-provoking perspectives on sharing our world and its resources.

Also included are works by four 2013 grantees who are participants in Louisville’s Idea Festival 2014—Juan William Chavez, Julia Christensen, Robert Karimi, and Kerry Skarbaka. Grantee Sam Van Aken (2009) is also a 2014 Idea Festival speaker and one of four Creative Capital artists who created site-specific installations for 21c Museum Hotels; his Tree of Forty Fruit is growing at 21c Bentonville, where Chris Doyle’s Unfolded wallpaper installation is also featured on view. At 21c Cincinnati, George Legrady’s photo and animation series, Refraction, lines the hallway adjacent to Healing Tiles, Brian Knep’s interactive floor projection.