October 13, 2003

Boise State To Present Three Art and Literary Events Oct. 17, 18

Art and English Departments Present MFA Dual Showcase: Art and Creative Writing Boise State University will present three art and literary events Oct. 17 and 18, sponsored by the art and English department’s master of fine arts programs. “Time Confinement in Rebellion,” a master of fine arts thesis exhibition and installation by May Hariri Aboutaam, will open with a free reception from 6:30-9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, in the Liberal Arts Building (Gallery 1). The exhibition runs through Nov. 7. Born in Beirut, Aboutaam earned her BFA from Faculte des Beaux Arts in Lebanon. “Time Confinement in Rebellion” structurally analyzes a political hierarchy that plays a role in the human process of creativity, destruction and the construction of identity. Her installation work involves time within colonial space, post-colonial space, and the engagement of a critical portrayal of the representation of the third world as “other.” Her experiences as a third world citizen are contextualized by living in a state of “in-betweeness” in the post- Sept. 11 West. Coinciding with this event, “Writers Reading in the Gallery,” a program of fiction and poetry readings from recent creative writing MFA graduates, will be presented from 5:30-7 p.m. the same evening, Friday, Oct. 17, in the Hemingway Center for Western Studies (Gallery 2). Both events are free and open to the public. Free parking will be available in the Liberal Arts parking lot. In partnership with a featured exhibition of his work at the R. Grey Jewelry Gallery, Thomas Mann, internationally renowned metal artist, will give a retrospective slide presentation and lecture at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the Student Union Barnwell Room. Preceding the lecture the artist will sign copies of his book, "Thomas Mann, Metal Artist," from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at R. Grey Jewelry Gallery, 818 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 385-9337. Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery, said, “Thomas Mann has been in the vanguard of American art jewelry design for nearly three decades. His compositions were among the first to focus not on the intrinsic value of precious metals and gemstones, but rather on idea and content.” -30- Contact Kathleen Keys Gallery Director 208 426-3994 kathleenkeys@boisestate.edu Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275 kcraven@boisestate.edu