The Lyman Allyn Art Museum announced the opening of The Coral Reef Project, on view from February 10 through April 15, 2018. The Coral Reef Project, the latest exhibition in Lyman Allyn’s Near :: New contemporary series, is a mixed media exhibit with a unique sculptural installation that demonstrates the fragility of coral and its ecosystem. This exhibition, created by local artist Tekla Zweir, Chair of the Art Department at The Williams School in New London, CT, includes years of research into various species of coral. Featured in Glassenberg Gallery are studies of coral in oil on canvas, 50 individual coral sculptures arranged to demonstrate a living coral reef, and plaster relief sculptures to represent bleached coral. The juxtaposition of the different sculptures show the delicateness and fragility of the reef. In addition, experimental
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