News Release
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March 14, 2006
Boise State to Host Lecture by ‘Art in America’ Editor
Richard Vine, the managing editor of Art in America magazine, will
attempt to demystify contemporary art during a lecture at 5:30 p.m. April 13
at the Idaho Historical Museum lecture hall. Vine’s lecture is sponsored by
the Boise State University Department of Art’s Visiting Artist and Scholar
Program. Tickets are $5, with free admission for all Boise State students
with ID.
Vine’s lecture is titled “Why is Contemporary Art So Weird?” His talk will
address the factors — historical, socioeconomic, psychological and
philosophical — that make many creative works “problematic” for much of the
general public.
Vine writes frequently about contemporary art, architecture and design. He
holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Chicago and previously
served as editor of the Chicago Review and of Dialogue: An Art
Journal. He has taught at the Studio of the Art Institute in Chicago,
the American Conservatory of Music, the University of Riyadh in Saudi
Arabia, the New School for Social Research and New York University. His
articles on art, literature and intellectual history have also appeared in
Salmagundi, Georgia Review, Tema Celeste, Modern Poetry Studies and
The New Criterion.
For more information, call Kirsten Furlong at (208) 426-3994.
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Contact: Kirsten Furlong, Art Department, (208) 426-3994,
kfurlong@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540,
juliehahn@boisestate.edu
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Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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