FAIRFIELD–The Executive Director of the Fairfield University Art Museum, Carey Mack Weber, invites Westport Journal readers to an exclusive curator’s tour of the acclaimed exhibition “For Which It Stands…” 

The tour will take place on Thursday, May 28, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Fairfield University’s Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Weber, the curator of the exhibition, will guide the tour. The event is free but space is limited and advanced reservations are required here.

Focusing on depictions of the American flag, the show features more than 70 works by diverse artists across art movements from the early 20th century to the present day.

The exhibition includes works ranging from Childe Hassam’s “Italian Day, May 1918”—lent by Art Bridges—to a new textile sculpture by Maria de Los Angeles, commissioned for the exhibition. Works by artists including Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, and Julie Mehretu challenge viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all. Additional pieces by renowned artists like Emma Amos, Eric Fischl, Glenn Ligon, and many others further enrich the exhibition.

Included works are lent by private collectors, artists, galleries, and institutions such as the Forge Art Project, Columbia University Avery Library, Delaware Museum of Art, The Mattatuck Museum of Art, Bridgeport Public Library, Gordon Parks Foundation, Orlando Museum of Art, Westport Public Art Collections, Yale University Art Gallery, the State of Connecticut’s CT Artists Collection, and the Fairfield University Art Museum’s own collection.

“This exhibition is an opportunity for all of us to examine the narratives that have shaped our country, particularly those that have been overlooked or challenged,” said Weber. “Through these artworks, we invite visitors to engage deeply with the pressing issues of justice, representation, and unity—issues that are as relevant today as they were when our nation was founded.”

Westport Journal is a media sponsor of the exhibition. Weber is the spouse of Westport Journal’s publisher.

Private tour of “For Which It Stands…”

Thursday, May 28, 5:30 p.m. 
Bellarmine Hall Galleries at Fairfield University 
(precise directions here)

This Westport Journal LIVE event is made possible by the event sponsor, the real estate agency KMS at Compass.