Fanatical Botanical: Block Print Remix


By Bonnie Koloc


An exhibition of prints and drawings created, cut and re-assembled by artist, singer, songwriter Bonnie Koloc


Burling Library Gallery
April 8 – May 19, 2008
Monday - Friday 8am-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-10pm
Opening Reception: April 8, 9:30 p.m. following her concert

The Russian Ending
March 17 - April 30, 2008
Print and Drawing Study Room, Burling Library
Sunday - Friday, 1 - 5 pm. Closed Saturdays

Twenty photogravures by Tacita Dean based on vintage postcards superimposed with stage directions, lighting, sound effects and the artist's whimsical asides. The title refers to the pre-Hollywood practice in Denmark where movies were made and exported both to American and Russia. It was necessary at that time to create alternative endings for these two very different audiences, reserving a very tragic ending for the Russian audience. British artist Tacita Dean (b. 1965) is best know for her films and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1998.

Tacita Dean
The Sinking of the SS Plympton, from The Russian Ending
2001
Photogravure
Grinnell College Art Collection, Marie-Louise and Samuel R. Rosenthal Fund. Image Courtesy of Peter Blum Gallery, New York

Boschian Imagery Five Centuries Later and a Few Time Zones to the East
December 10 until further notice
John Chrystal Center Gallery
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

19 prints created in the 1970s and 1980s by Eastern European artists Jirí Anderle, Albín Brunovský &Aleksandr Kalugin filled with imagery evoking satirical themes & symbolism characterized in the morality paintings of Northern Renaissance painter Hieronymus Bosch. Curated by intern Claire Wenngren '08.
Jiri Anderle
Carpe Diem, Carpe Noctem
1984
Soft ground etching
25.25 x 37.5 inches
Grinnell College Art Collection

Faculty Art 2008
May 2 - June 1, 2008
Three faculty members in the Art Department will present their work to the Grinnell Community. The exhibition will include prints by Lydia Diemer, ceramics by Lori Raife, and paintings by Emna Zghal.

Annual Student Art Salon
May 2 - 19, 2008
The annual juried exhibition of art made in the past year by Grinnell College students.

Disarticulated Bodies/Destabilized Meanings
May 9 - 31, 2008
Opening May 9th 4:15 pm
An exhibition of bodily imagery featuring prints and drawings from the college's collection by Kiki Smith, Catherine Opie and Adrianne Gallinari. Curated by Alanna Nissen '09.
Print and Drawing Study Room, Burling Library lower level
Kiki Smith, Sueno, 1992, Etching, 41 3/4 x 77 1/2 inches, Grinnell College Art Collection: Marie-Louise and Samuel R. Rosenthal Fund


Selma and Lowndes Count 1965/1966
May 28 - July 31, 2008
Photographic portfolio by John F. Phillips '67
Burling Gallery, Burling Library lower level

Works in Progress: Prints from Wildwood Press
June 13 - August 10, 2008
Wildwood Press was founded by artist and printmaker Maryanne Ellison Simmons in St. Louis, Missouri in 1996. The studio, which hosts a number of visiting artists each year, is known for its custom papermaking and also its facility to produce prints as large as five feet by ten feet in size. This exhibition will feature prints by fifteen artists who have worked at the press since its founding. Curated by Dan Strong.

Return of the Yellow Peril: A Survey of the Work of Roger Shimomura, 1969 - 2004
August 17 - October 26, 2008
A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Roger Shimomura, professor emeritus of art at the University of Kansas, uses his paintings and prints to examine his identity as a Japanese American, his artistic heritage-which ranges from Pop art to ukiyo-e prints, and his life in both Seattle, Washington and Lawrence, Kansas. His deft, wry sense of humor and remarkable skill as an artist will make for a stunning, visual presentation.

Previous Exhibitions
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1999-2000: Re-Structure, American Spectrum, Ghost Dance
2000-2001: Corot to Picasso, Power of the Word, Patient Process, Will Pergl, and more
2001-2002: Energy Inside, Sandy Skoglund, Estonian Art, Prairie Suite, Iraqi Art, and more
2002-2003: Positional Play, Italian Drawings and Prints, Brazilian Art, Tom Huck, and more
2003-2004: Roots of Renewal, John Wilson, Keith Achepohl, Master Quilts, and more
2004-2005: Mark Lombardi, Goya, Kentridge, Swedish Photography, and more
2005-2006: Danish Photography, An Impressionist Eye, Japanese bamboo, and more
2006-2007: Breuer photography, Indigo Quilts, works from the Grinnell College Collection, and more
2007-2008: Installations: Seven International Artistst with Roots in Morrocco; Little Allende, America; Subject Space: Interiors; The Stamp of Self Help Graphics; Where Are You From? Contemporary Art From Portugal/De Onde Vens? Arte Contemporânea de Portugal

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