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MFA 2008
SUArt Galleries is pleased to present MFA 2008, an exhibition of the School of Art and Design's Masters of Fine Arts degree candidates.
Seventeen artists will exhibit a range of work from video and installation to painting, photography, and sculpture. The MFA 2008 exhibition opens April 8 and runs through May 11. SUArt Galleries will host an opening reception for the exhibition on Thursday, April 17 from 5 to 7p.m., a Th3 night.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
The exhibition contains a number of artists who explore the idea of identity, while others challenge accepted notions of wealth, time, and reality. Khanh Le explores his identity as a Vietnamese-born American by combining images of his own family life, fashion and home magazines, and well known images from the Vietnam War to create a "new historical narrative". Stacey VanWaldick playfully addresses what jewelry has come to stand for in today's commercial society by fabricating "precious stones" out of bronze and chocolate. Stephanie Koenig experiments with the idea of "recyclable nostalgia" by reclaiming 70's period style to outfit the interior of her interactive life-size pirate ship. Allison Fox forms intricately detailed thin sheets of clear plastic into organic shapes through which she shines light to create ambiguous undulating shadows. The relationship between the sculpture and the shadows on the wall establishes a vibration between reality and illusion.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS:
The Reception Gallery: - "MEDIA OVER TIME" curated by David L. Prince
The Print Gallery: - "Modernist Prints: 1900-1955" curated by Domenic Iacono
The Photography Gallery: - "PURE PHOTOGRAPHY: Pictorial and Modern Photographs" curated by Emily K. Dittman
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LOCATION AND HOURS
SUArt Galleries is located in the Shaffer Art Building on the Syracuse University Main Campus.
HOURS:
- Tuesday-Sunday 11a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.
- Mondays - CLOSED
Parking for weekend and evening visitors is in Q4 lot on College Place. Notify the attendant that you are visiting the SUArt Galleries. Parking is on a space available basis and may be restricted during events held at the Carrier Dome. If spaces are not available the attendant will direct you to the nearest lot.
The Connective Corridor Shuttle stop is "College Place" - the shuttle runs on Centro route 543. It is free and open to the public. |
About SUArt Galleries
SUArt Galleries seeks to enhance the cultural environment of its community by providing meaningful educational experiences and encounters with the visual arts.
These educational experiences will concentrate on exhibitions in our main gallery and satellite galleries of objects from the university's permanent collection of international objects covering the styles and time periods from pre-history to the present and also on temporary exhibitions examining a broad spectrum of visual arts themes, subjects and time periods.
Other opportunities will include classroom encounters, controlled hands-on experiences and the presentation of scholarly information through exhibition publications, journal articles and public lectures. |
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