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MEDIA CONTACT: Helene Snihur hsnihur@rochester.edu
585.275.7800
February 12, 2007
EVENT: 'Memento Mori,' an exhibition on death imagery from Kitty Hubbard
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: Now through March 2 in the Gallery at the Art & Music Library on the ground floor of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
The recent work of Kitty Hubbard, assistant professor of art at the State University of New York College at Brockport, centers on visual and symbolic references to death in art throughout history, known as "memento mori." This exhibit focuses on this visual imagery and features large format inkjet prints on handmade Japanese paper.
Memento mori can be used to describe such references to death as a skeleton carved in a tombstone or rotting fruit in a painting. The photography in this exhibit highlights the significance of the flower as a symbol of life and death in art.
Hubbard, a native of Richmond, Va., received her bachelor's degree from Guilford College and her master of fine arts degree at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester. Her work has been featured in more than 60 exhibits throughout the United States as well as in two major photography textbooks. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact the gallery at (585) 275-9249.
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The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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