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As we wrap up our exhibitions for the semester, we wanted to share our conversation with artist Lorena Mal. Earlier this semester, Mal spent three weeks on campus creating her exhibition, Witness Trees, currently on view in the Smith Gallery through December 7. We were thrilled to be invited into a conversation with Mal along with Sofia Carrillo, curator of the group exhibition Renaming the World at CCU Tlatelolco, which includes works by Mal. That exhibition will remain on view through April 2023. https://youtu.be/GxWSCrpJDZw
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I remember three years ago when I just started working in the gallery, my first task was to add Japanese titles to our Japanese woodblock prints. One of the first ones that I worked on was 台の茶屋 浅間下 (Teahouses on the Bluff, Below Asama) by 歌川広重 (Utagawa Hiroshige). I remember myself searching for the work on the net, browsing through collections in other major museums to confirm my translations. At the same time, I couldn't help but wonder, how did these woodblock prints, produced back in the 19th century, travel all the way across the Pacific and arrive here in...
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Meet Tyler Ramsey, one of our amazing new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Art Galleries! Tyler Ramsey is a Sophomore at Davidson College from Manilla, Philippines. Tyler is currently studying Computer Science. Learn more about Tyler: Why did you want to intern at the art gallery? “I like art.” Who is your favorite artist? Why? “Richard Neutra because of his use of straight lines and open spaces.” What is your earliest memory of art? “Appreciating cool buildings.” What is your favorite thing about working in the art gallery? “I like being exposed to a wide variety of art.”...
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Iruka Maria Toro (Puerto Rican, b. 1983)The World and Her Double, 2016Acrylic and collage on paper40 x 53 in.Gallery Purchase Iruka Maria Toro is a Puerto Rican artist whose paintings serve as a record of her life. Toro uses patterned flora, fauna, pools of water, and liquefying landscapes in an imperfectly symmetrical arrangement to best express her identity. In this piece, which can be found in E.H. Little Library, Toro explored her experience of St. Elmo’s Fire, a natural and supernatural phenomenon in which luminous plasma from static electricity creates a glowing light. Toro's use of imperfect symmetry in this...
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