Previous Exhibitions

Adia Millett: Proofs and Illusions

January 10-March 23, 2008

Adia Millet uses found materials and constructs places “that you can walk through and others that you can only peer into with voyeuristic intent.” Millet’s doll size/full size apartment buildings furnished with miniature bassinets and bedside pistols imply that the American dream and disaster, home and the world, are separated by the thinnest of walls. For this exhibition, her new work continued to explore the spaces and cast-off materials of today’s world. Read more in the exhibition didactic panel and gallery guide. …

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Adia Millet at MOCA.

Stephen Vitiello: Slow Planes, Fast Trees (sound works and documents)

October 26-December 30, 2007

Working with sounds recorded from Virginia environments, artist Stephen Vitiello created an exhibition of sound installations, photographs, and a video. Audiences were invited to pay close attention to the simultaneously strange and comforting soundscapes of Virginia. Vitiello also debuted a new work at MOCA: Slow Planes, a site-specific sound installation about the sound of jets in Virginia Beach. Slow Planes is based on field recordings of jets and airplanes from inside and outside of CAC and near the Naval Air Station Oceana. Despite the politically-charged issues of zoning, land development and local economy surrounding the presence of the F18 Hornets, Vitiello’s focus is on the experi…

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Stephen Vitiello: Slow Planes, Fast Trees (sound works and documents)

Stephen Vitiello at MOCA.

Peter Eudenbach: Pneumatic Lens

October 4-December 30, 2007

Peter Eudenbach uses commonplace objects to create sculptures, videos and installations. His work evokes humor while encouraging viewers to take a closer look through his witty combinations of materials and attention to detail. Works such as Coffee Table, a fully-functional, percolating coffee table, invite contemplation of everyday objects and occurrences with tongue- in-cheek revelry. Eudenbach’s sense of serious play reflects an interest in artists such as Dadaist Marcel Duchamp and Surrealist René Magritte while the work’s functionality reflects experimental tenets of someone like Thomas Edison. Read more on the exhibition didactic panel. …

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Peter Eudenbach at MOCA.

Aimee Helen Koch: Grave Gardens

October 4-December 30, 2007

Grave Gardens was the culmination of a residency spent in Paris during the fall and winter of 2005. Photographing the tombs in the famed Père Lachaise cemetery, Koch reveals the juxtaposition of real and artificial flowers left for the dead with the consequent decay and growth that stems from them. This ambiguity spans the theme of the exhibition creating a metaphor for the circuition and evolution of life. Read more in the exhibition gallery guide. …

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Aimee Helen Koch at MOCA.

35 Years and Counting: Portraits from the Kathie Moore Collection

June 29-September 23, 2007

This exhibition featured works from collector Kathie Moore. An avid supporter of visual artists from Hampton Roads, Kathie Moore has been collecting work for over 35 years. Works on display included portraiture pieces by Tom Barnes, Ed Carson, Wallace Dreyer, Bret Fickentsher, Norman Goodwin, A.B. Jackson, Charles Sibley, Sydney Meers and Jean Peacock. Read more in the exhibition didactic panel or gallery guide. This exhibit was featured in Lifestyles Magazine (page 1 and page 2). …

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