Members of the campus community and general public are cordially invited to attend the opening reception for the Libraries’ Spring Art exhibits -- contemporary Aboriginal paintings from Australia, fine wood sculpture focusing on social issues, and punk art, music, and songs from the 1980s -- on Thursday, March 13 from 4-6 p.m. in Homer Babbidge Library. The event will feature live music by “Blues Beyond Borders,” a musical ensemble featuring members of the UConn community.
“Utopia Lives: Symbolic Aboriginal Art from Australia,” is art based on important ancient stories (Jukurrpa) and symbols centered on ‘the Dreamtime’ – the period in which Indigenous people believe the world was created. These large and bold works are from the collection of David Glenn, a UConn Ph.D. candidate in Public Health.
Sculptor John Magnan’s installation, “Strangers in Class: Gazing Across the Economic Divide,” features unique wooden sculptures which depict contemporary economic struggles.
“Out of the Frame: Alternative Arts of the 1980s Poets, Punk Rock and the Printed Book,” draws upon materials from UConn’s Archives & Special Collections.
Members of Blues Without Borders include: Harry A. Frank, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Chemistry on bass; Lewis Gordon, Professor of Philosophy and African American Studies on drums; Harvey A. Swadlow, Professor of Psychology, vocals and harmonica; Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, Associate Professor of History & Director, Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean and Latin American Studies on piano; and Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh, Professor of Political Science on guitar.
For more information, please visit: http://lib.uconn.edu/about/exhibits/.
For more information, contact: Jean Nelson at jean.nelson@uconn.edu