Art@Bainbridge Exhibition

Roberto Lugo / Orange and Black

Roberto Lugo sits in his studio at a pottery wheel that reads "This Machine Kills Hate". — Photo by Joe Kramm, Courtesy of R & Company

Bainbridge House

158 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
USA

February 15, 2025–July 6, 2025

Contemporary Stories / Ancient Traditions

Roberto Lugo / Orange and Black features vases that draw on the shapes, techniques, and decorative motifs of ancient Greek vases in order to tell personal and communal stories of contemporary social and political oppression. Shown alongside Lugo’s vases are a selection of ancient Greek vessels from the collections of the Princeton University Art Museum that inspired him, creating a temporal, visual, and social juxtaposition between the ancient and contemporary vessels. Ultimately, the exhibition encourages consideration of Lugo’s place within the long history of ceramic production and use, as well as the crucial role the medium has played in facilitating storytelling, societal interaction, and humankind’s everyday lived experience.

Exhibition Preview for Roberto Lugo / Orange and Black

Selected Works

Amphora (storage vessel) depicting a man and a woman in a chariot (A), martial scene (B) , ca. 540 BCE , by Attributed to the Princeton Painter , object number y169

Amphora (storage vessel) depicting a man and a woman in a chariot (A), martial scene (B) ,
ca. 540 BCE

Attributed to the Princeton Painter Greek, Attic , Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE

y169

Column krater (mixing bowl) depicting a symposium (A), three male youths (B) , ca. 460 BCE , by Attributed to the Hephaistos Painter, Greek, 5th century BCE , object number y1929-203

Column krater (mixing bowl) depicting a symposium (A), three male youths (B) ,
ca. 460 BCE

Attributed to the Hephaistos Painter, Greek, 5th century BCE Greek, Attic , Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE

y1929-203

Column krater (mixing bowl) depicting youths moving in a procession (A) and standing (B) , ca. 460 BCE , by Attributed to the Ariana Painter , object number y1929-204

Column krater (mixing bowl) depicting youths moving in a procession (A) and standing (B) ,
ca. 460 BCE

Attributed to the Ariana Painter Greek, Attic , Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE

y1929-204

Rhyton (drinking horn) , 2nd–1st century BCE , object number y1994-89

Rhyton (drinking horn) ,
2nd–1st century BCE

Greek , Hellenistic

y1994-89

Oinochoe (jug) depicting a male head , second half 4th century BCE , by Attributed to Chevron Group , object number y449

Oinochoe (jug) depicting a male head ,
second half 4th century BCE

Attributed to Chevron Group South Italian, Apulian , Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE

y449

Female head-vase (aryballos) , early 5th century BCE , by Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE , object number 2004-451

Female head-vase (aryballos) ,
early 5th century BCE

Classical Period, ca. 480–323 BCE Greek, Attic

2004-451

Kylix (cup) depicting a kneeling archer , ca. 490 BCE , by attributed to the Pithos Painter , object number 2015-11

Kylix (cup) depicting a kneeling archer ,
ca. 490 BCE

attributed to the Pithos Painter Greek, Attic , Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE

2015-11

What Had Happened Was: Ruby Bridges, from the Orange and Black Series , 2024 , by Roberto Lugo, born 1981, Philadelphia, PA; active Philadelphia , object number AB-2025-1