27 September - 2 November 1997
10,000 Lincoln Cheese Logs: Something Different
from Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin features four artists from each of
these states who use humor to comment upon contemporary art and culture.
Opening reception: Friday, September 26, 7-9 pm
15 November - 14 December 1997
Buildings Celebrated - Celebrated Buildings
is an exhibition organized by the
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota. Using selections
from their permanent collection, this exhibition examines artistic responses to and
interpretations of buildings, thereby delineating the symbolic role architecture plays in our
society.
Gallery Talk: Patricia McDonnell, Curator, Weisman Art Museum, Friday, November 14, 6 pm
Opening reception: Friday, November 14, 7-9 pm
6 January - 25 January 1998
Kate Hunt: Sculpture. Minneapolis sculptor and Lawrence University's Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Kate Hunt creates her work within a postmodern, post-feminist context. In her reductive, yet sensuous sculpture, Hunt juxtaposes such materials as steel, rope, wood, and wallpaper to explore issues of power, democracy, and domesticity.
Gallery Talk: Kate Hunt, artist, Friday, January 16, 6:30 pm
Opening reception: Friday, January 16
31 January - 15 March 1998
Indian Humor documents through visual expression the contexts of humor among Native Americans of different tribes. Countering the popular notion that Indians are stoic and serious, this exhibition reveals the diversity that exists among Native American artists.
Opening reception: Friday, January 30
4 April - 17 May, 1998
Marketplace of Ideas: Culture Jamming in the Visual Arts explores methods of subversion through appropriation, parody, and humor. The exhibition will present work by artists who are reclaiming their mental environment and examining identity issues relating to race, class, gender, and sexual orientation, in the context of media overload and consumer culture.
Opening reception: Friday, April 3
30 May - 1 August, 1998
Senior Art Exhibition showcases work by studio art majors in the Class of '98.
Opening reception: Friday, May 29, 6-8 p.m.
Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 12 Noon to 4 p.m. For more information about exhibitions please telephone 920-832-6621. The galleries are handicapped accessible and open to the public free of charge.