AT THE GALLERIES:
"Intelligent Distribution" in the Digital World
The University Art Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition called "Intelligent Distribution: Artists Respond to Technology" featuring 10 artists who have responded specifically to digital technology in the production, execution, or completion of their work. The exhibit opens with a public reception on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 4-6 p.m., and remains on view through Sunday, Dec. 11. The gallery organized these works in order to expose the conceptual and creative capabilities of technology. The exhibition runs the gamut from Melissa Furness’ and Jason Urban’s seemingly traditional paintings to the digitized imagery of Jim Campbell and the installation/collection of Reuben Lorch-Miller. The works of Peter Feldstein, Jack Fulton, and Susan Goethel Campbell demonstrate the impact technology has had on photography, while Mary Bates Neubauer, Laura Splan, and Chris Finley seamlessly combine digital possibilities in the production, conception and completion of their objects.For further information on the exhibit's concept, contact SSU art professor Nathan Haenlein, 4-3205. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; weekends, noon -4 p.m. The gallery is closed Mondays and holidays. For more information, call 4-2295.
Above, Mary Bates Neubauer's Azimuth of Sun I, 2005 - a digital lambda print mounted on sintra
36" x 36"
"Bibliotheque" Showcases Student Photo Works
The University Library Art Gallery at SSU continues the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center with an exhibit of photography in which the University Library is the subject. Opening Monday, Nov. 7, "Bibliothèque" runs through Jan. 14, 2006. The exhibit features the works of the 23 student artists currently enrolled in Intermediate Photography at SSU. A reception for the artists will be held Friday, Nov.11 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the library's Art Gallery.
Using the University Library as a starting point, “Bibliothèque” includes a broad spectrum of student responses to the idea of “What is a library today?” and more specifically “What is the University Library in particular?” Some artists have started with the architectural structure of the building itself, while others have concentrated on its mechanical systems. Still others have focused upon books themselves, either the physical design or their nature as repositories of knowledge.
The notion of the library as social space is also examined, from the group experience to the individual. To create the works in the exhibition, students were given wide latitude in their approach to the subject matter and great access within the University Library. The photographs exhibited in "Bibliothèque" provide a fine sample of various approaches to a singular photographic subject, from the formal to the conceptual, from the traditional to the experimental.