Wonderland,
Curated by Sergio Bessa -Curator at The Bronx Museum.
June- Septembre, 2017
11 color photographs

For more information: Lehman College Art Gallery

The idea of Wonderland conjures the fantastical, dreamy, imagination of the young. Here in the galleries, the potential of youth is highlighted in its myriad manifestations, including a great number of works generously donated to the Bronx Museum from the collection of Joseph Baio. From the vantage point of maturity, the memory of youth can read as a whispered dream in the mist, and many of the works on view here deliberately evoke that dream-like state.The idea of Wonderland conjures the fantastical, dreamy, imagination of the young. Here in the galleries, the potential of youth is highlighted in its myriad manifestations, including a great number of works generously donated to the Bronx Museum from the collection of Joseph Baio. From the vantage point of maturity, the memory of youth can read as a whispered dream in the mist, and many of the works on view here deliberately evoke that dream-like state. …

Fougeron has been photographing her two sons intermittently for many years, and the selection presented here captures the transitional moments of adolescence – the journey from childhood to adulthood, when childish games and fantasy are often awkwardly left behind.