Artist
Includes the work of Stephen Hendee.
About
Newark-based artist Stephen Hendee created an installation that takes full advantage of the gallery’s high walls and ceilings, large windows which allow for interesting shadowing and sunlight effects, and a second-floor viewing area that allows visitors to look down into the entire gallery. The Rutgers-Newark piece is a commentary on bureaucracy, and how it can trap people in dead ends, or send them in circles, says Hendee. It is also a reminder to students that college is a place where they really have to work hard and be alert to get through the educational maze, while the overhead lights represent their aspirations and the higher ideals of education, he explains.
