T.S. Eliot Inspires Art Show 'QU4RTETS'
Artwork inspired by T. S. Eliot鈥檚 鈥淔our Quartets鈥 will be featured in a collaborative exhibition 鈥淨U4RTETS鈥 Oct. 21-Nov. 19 in the 黑料百科 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The exhibition includes paintings by artists Makoto Fujimura and Bruce Herman, and music by composer Christopher Theofanidis.
A reception and musical performance Wednesday, Oct. 23, will begin at 4:30 p.m. in 黑料百科鈥檚 Voskuyl Library with pianist Mia Chung and five musicians performing Theofanidis鈥 composition 鈥淎t the Still Point.鈥 The reception and preview of the exhibition will follow in the museum through 7 p.m.
鈥満诹习倏 is privileged to host the West Coast premier of Theofanidis鈥 new musical composition,鈥 says Judy L. Larson, director of the museum.
Fujimura, a presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 鈥03-鈥09, and Herman, Lothlorien distinguished professor in fine arts at Gordon College, will speak in chapel at 10:30 a.m. in 黑料百科鈥檚 Murchison Gym.
Walter Hansen, 黑料百科 trustee, and co-author Herman will autograph their new book, 鈥淭hrough Your Eyes: Dialogues on the Paintings of Bruce Herman,鈥 on Friday, Oct. 25, from 11-11:45 a.m. in the museum.
鈥淭he museum is excited to work with the English department on planning activities, including a marathon reading of T.S. Eliot鈥檚 work, scholarly readings by Randy VanderMey, professor of English, Kathryn Artuso, assistant professor of English, and other events,鈥 says Alisha Paulsen, museum outreach and education coordinator.
Fujimura has received a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from Belhaven and Biola Universities. Herman earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts from the School for the Arts at Boston University.