The Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, presents "Pulp: The Fluid and the Concrete," a group exhibition featuring 26 artists who explore the artistic potential of handmade paper. Curated by Gail Deery and Cynthia Nourse Thompson, the show transforms the museum's second floor into a celebration of paper as a versatile, sculptural medium, with works ranging from Joan Hall's marine-inspired "Red Tide Returning" to Michelle Samour's intricate paper installations and Marc Rosenquist's pulp sculptures.
This exhibition matters because it elevates paper art—often dismissed as less substantial than painting or sculpture—to a level of serious artistic consideration. By showcasing paper's capacity for texture, form, and environmental commentary, the museum continues its tradition of championing craft-based media and challenging hierarchies in the art world. The show also underscores the ecological and material connections between papermaking and water, rooted in the museum's historic mill setting.