Art Exhibit: Barbara Crane Then/Now
September 10, 2009 at 7:39 pm | In art@iit, events, exhibits | Leave a CommentBARBARA CRANE THEN / NOW
the eternal thread of the ID aesthetic
September 10, 2009 – February 1, 2010
Opening reception and lecture: Thursday, September 10: 4:30 – 7 pm
The exhibit Barbara Crane Then/Now opens Thursday, September 10 in the Kemper Room on the upper level of Galvin Library. Sponsored by art@iit, this show continues IIT’s fascinating series of art exhibits that have attracted attention all over the city.
From art@iit: “Barbara Crane is an MA graduate of the Institute of Design (‘66) where she began the unique and pioneering techniques that still mark her work today. Crane was a recipient of Guggenheim and Illinois Arts council grants, 2 NEA grants, and numerous other awards and grants. She was a professor at SAIC from 1967–1995, and has had over 75 solo exhibitions in museums and galleries. Her work is contained in collections in the U.S., Japan, France, Greece, and Germany.
“The concepts Crane learned at ID are still a driving force for her today; strong individuality and purity of form is stressed in Crane’s work, about which she said, in 2002, ‘The issues in my work are often of a similar nature with an abstract edge. Though I build on past experience, I attempt to eradicate previous habits of seeing and thinking. I keep searching for what is visually new to me while always hoping that a fusion of form and content will take place.’”
An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm in the Kemper Room on Thursday, September 10. The exhibit runs through February 1, and is open any time the library is open (library hours). For more on this and other exhibits, see the art@iit site.
Art Exhibit: Emergence
March 5, 2009 at 4:29 pm | In art@iit, exhibits | Leave a Comment
Emergence
Dr. Audrius Plioplys
March 5 – May 14, 2009
Opening reception and lecture:
Thursday, March 5: 4:30 – 7 pm
The exhibit Emergence opens Thursday, March 5 in the Kemper Room on the upper level of Galvin Library. Sponsored by art@iit, this show continues the fascinating series of scientifically-themed art exhibits that have attracted attention all over the city.
From art@iit: “Audrius Plioplys has spent the better part of his professional life creating art while in his practice as a neurologist and neuroscientist seeking causes and cures for cognitive disorders from autism in children to Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly. His artwork is an ongoing metaphorical investigation of consciousness, thinking, and the thought process using MRI brain scan images and electroencephalogram tracings transforming the neurobiology research laboratory into an artist’s studio. Plioplys’ mediums include photography, electroencephalograms and other scientific mappings, merged into multi-layered images, and printed in archival digital format.”
An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm in the Kemper Room on Thursday, March 5. The exhibit runs through May 14, and is open any time the library is open (library hours). For more on this and other exhibits, see the art@iit site.
Art Exhibit: How Does Your Garden Grow?
October 9, 2008 at 8:51 pm | In art@iit, exhibits | Leave a Comment
The exhibit How Does Your Garden Grow? opens Thursday, October 9th in the Kemper Room on the upper level of Galvin Library. Sponsored by art@iit, this show continues the fascinating series of scientifically-themed art exhibits that have attracted attention all over the city.
From art@iit: “Experience the secret life of plants as captured by artists and scientists using x-ray and microscopic photography, time-lapse video and robot monitors. Whether it is the delicate structures of flowers revealed in Steven Meyer’s x-ray photography, nature’s silent rhythms seen in Roger Hangarter’s Plants in Motion videos, fluorescent plant cells in microscopic images by Michael Davidson, or David Bowen’s growth charting robot, How Does Your Garden Grow? provides a new way of seeing and appreciating the plant life around us.”
An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm in the Kemper Room on Thursday, October 9th. The exhibit lasts through November 14th, and is open any time the library is open (library hours). For more on this and other exhibits, see the art@iit site.
Fitzpatrick Prints Donated to Galvin Library
October 7, 2008 at 8:35 pm | In exhibits | Leave a Comment
During the Summer thirteen prints by internationally recognized Chicago artist/poet Tony Fitzpatrick were donated to Galvin Library’s permanent art collection by Robbie Deveney, senior director of stewardship and special initiatives in IIT’s Office of Institutional Advancement. Installed on the upper level, along the east and west interior walls, the prints will entertain and attract with their eye-catching colors and details. Look for “Sad Robot,” “Butterfly Kiss” and others. Tony Fitzpatrick’s works include collage, found objects, cartoon-like drawings, and are often accompanied with poetic descriptions or personal narratives. Visit the artist’s web site, or check out a book on his work from Galvin Library’s circulating collection.
Celebrate Latino Heritage Month
September 13, 2007 at 8:41 pm | In events, exhibits | Leave a CommentGalvin Library celebrates Latino Heritage Month with a variety of Latino-related books on display. Latino Heritage Month begins September 15th and lasts until October 15th. The display is located on the lower level of Galvin library across from the Circulation Desk. Stop by and celebrate our diverse communiity! If you’d like to learn more about Latino Heritage Month, click here to Ask a Librarian.
And the Winner Is . . .
April 23, 2007 at 9:26 pm | In National Library Week, contests, exhibits | Leave a Comment
Galvin Library was honored to have 6 stunning entries in the First Annual Light Up Galvin contest. Everyone who participated stepped up to the design challenge and created a funtional lamp made out of books. That’s no small feat.
First of all, we would like to thank everyone that participated:
Elizabeth Laschiazza
Bulbul Jain
Martina Dolejs
Raman Nagaraja
Aparna Krishnamoorthy
Smita Vijaykumar
Thank you all for your lamps. These lamps will light up the Galvin Library for years to come.
And now, for the winners:
The First Place Prize (above right), a $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble, goes to Raman Nagaraja.
The Second Place Prize, a $25 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble, goes to Aparna Krishnamoorthy.
Celebrate National Women’s History Month
March 6, 2007 at 4:09 pm | In exhibits | Leave a CommentJoin Galvin Library in the recognition of National Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is Generations of Women Moving History Forward. The display, located on the Lower Level of Galvin, showcases books about accomplished women from the past, present, and future. You can find these books and more about great women by searching the library’s online catalog. The display runs through March 31st. To learn more about National Women’s History Month, visit the official National Women’s History Project website.
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