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ARS NECRONOMICA
A Three-Gallery Survey of Lovecraft in the Visual Arts


“Atmosphere, not action, is the great desideratum of [the] weird”
– H.P. Lovecraft, Notes on Writing Weird Fiction

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     Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s creative vision details an empty, materialist universe, unsympathetic to human aspiration and spiritual belief through purple literature that shivers with weird neuroses, fatally pathological curiosity, and catachrestical impressionism. This universe is populated by a pantheon of ancient, cosmic beasts so alien and incomprehensible to the human mind that they can be only described as a pastiche of fearsome creatures both terrestrial and mythical, a sort of protoplasmic pareidolia. In the instance of what is perhaps his most widely known creation, Cthulhu, the dreaded thing from the stars, Lovecraft reminds us that, having gone mad from the sight of the thing, his narrator’s description, while imprecise, is not “unfaithful to the […] general outline of the whole.”

Beyond his portraits of hidden terror, Lovecraft has also been acknowledged as the godfather of collaborative creative culture. Though not formally part of a collective, he actively corresponded with contemporaries Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Frank Belknap Long, Henry Kuttner, and Fritz Leiber – a group now referred to as the “Lovecraft Circle” – with whom he shared ideas and narrative elements.

It is in this tradition of collaboration that we have set out to honor the legacy and life of a literary iconoclast. Ars Necronomica is an exhibition of fine, commercial, and outsider art, both contemporary and historical, that will redefine H.P. Lovecraft with an unrivaled collection of work from international and regional sources. This three-part survey will showcase and build upon the existing patina through explorations in popular culture and the visual arts.

 Exhibition Details

Justin Bartlett Joe Broers Caverly Allatt
Beastman Jason Eckhardt Ivy Bradley
Nick Blinko Bob Eggleton Christian Correra
Alan Brown Stephen Gervais Haig Demarjian
Michael Bukowski Lisa Grabenstetter Jay Gidwitz
Dan Christofferson Nick Gucker Mike Knives Guadagni
John Coulthart The HPLHS Andrew Labanaris
Robert Hardgrave Robert Knox Ryan Lesser
Bryan Moore Allen Koszowski Cassandra Petronio
Paul Romano Dean Kuhta Brian Mullen
Darrell Lee Tutchton Jason McKittrick AJ Paglia
Webuyyourkids Lomig Perrotin Erminio Pinque
Gage Prentiss James Quigley
The Cohen Gallery Liv Rainey-Smith Kyla Quigley
at Brown University Rick Sardinha William Schaff
154 Angell Street Michelle Souliere Joseph Skorupa
Providence, RI Jason Thompson Craig Spearing
The joey Zone Alec Thibodeau
 Aug 5 – Sept 13 Josh Yelle
Reception Aug 22, 7pm Providence Art Club
Closing Party Sept 13, 7pm 11 Thomas Street Julian’s Restaurant
Providence, RI 318 Broadway
Providence, RI
Aug 12 – Sept 6
Reception Aug 22, 7pm Aug 1 – Aug 31
Reception Aug 18, 10pm

 

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August 15-18, 2024

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