About the Exhibition

This whimsical exhibition of Peter Anton’s outsized, hyper-realistic sculptures of sweets will include ice cream cones, cakes and confections. Anton has experimented with various methods, including wood, metal, plaster, resin, and oil and acrylic paints to achieve the physicality of his monumental desserts. He chooses subjects that encourage people to think about their own relationship to food, and the memories and nostalgia that these childhood favorites conjure.

About the Artist

Work by Peter Anton (American, b. 1963) has been exhibited in solo exhibitions throughout the world. Mr. Anton has exhibited in numerous museums, including solo exhibitions at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum and Netherlands’ Museum Jan van der Togt in Amstelveen. Anton’s work has also been included in group exhibitions at the Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot, Germany; the Austin Museum of Art, Texas; the Hudson River Museum, New York; the Fresno Metropolitan Art Museum, California; the Nicolaysen Art Museum,Wyoming; the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Connecticut; the Castellani Art Museum, New York; the COPIA Museum, California; the William Benton Museum, Connecticut; the Schloss Gottorf Museum in Schleswig, Germany; the Museum Ritter in Waldenbuch, Germany; the Strathmore Museum, Maryland; the Schloss Neuenburg Museum in Neuenburg, Germany; the Wilhelm Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany; the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Karlsruhe, Germany; the Woodson Art Museum, Wisconsin; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Missouri; the Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center, Louisiana; the Copelouzos Art Museum, Athens; and the Madden Museum of Art, Colorado.

Peter Anton's work is widely collected and is featured in many prestigious private, corporate, and museum collections including that of Steven A. Cohen; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art; Sir Howard Stringer; Keith Richards; the Jordanian Royal Family; Lord Norman Foster; Oppenheim Bank; the Lisser Art Museum,The Netherlands; the Copelouzos Art Museum, Athens; The Blackstone Resort Hotel, Korea; Breitling Watches; Raymond James Financial; Perfetti Van Melle; the Dennis Hopper Collection; Susanne & Wolfgang Porsche; Siemens AG; NIKE; and President Bill Clinton.

Image: Peter Anton, Super Donuts, mixed media. © 2020

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Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. When possible, those events will also be streamed on thequicklive.com and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel.

Opening Lecture: Connecticut Confections: The Sweet and Savory History of Our Local Food

Opening Reception: Peter Anton: Just Desserts

Family Day: Crafting Sweet Treats

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