Keith Davis, 9/24/2009
ITHACA, NY — Dawn Hunter — whose “Spectacle Spectacular: Cautionary Tales and Other Stories” is on display at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery — will give an artist’s talk in the gallery on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Free and open to the public, the event will begin at 4: 30 p.m.
Featuring Hunter’s drawings and paintings, “Spectacle Spectacular” explores the relationship between popular culture and gendered identity.
“I’ve conducted extensive research on fashion photography in the latter part of the 20th century,” Hunter said. “I’ve been particularly struck by the persistence of one particular seductive promise: that by recognizing their bodies as malleable objects that are always capable of improvement, women can attain greater status and power, and lead richer, more exciting lives. . . . My goal is to make the myth-building work of popular culture and its various paradoxes and contradictions more visible.”
Images and an artist’s statement are available at: www.dawnhunterart.com/index.html.
“Spectacle Spectacular” will remain on display until October 11.
For more information contact Cheryl Kramer, gallery director and assistant professor of art history, at (607) 274-3548 or ckramer@ithaca.edu.
Originally published in News Releases: Dawn Hunter Will Give Artist's Talk At Ithaca College's Handwerker Gallery.
