Geoffrey Bates, director of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, will offer two separate informal 30 to 45-minute media presentations. The Figurative Tradition: A Brief Overview of Sculpture in Western Art in which he will discuss the history of the figure in Western Art History, from the caves of Bavaria through the galleries of SOHO.
Walk and Talk with Steinunn Thorarinsdottir Distinguished Lecturer Steinunn Thorarinsdottir will lead visitors out to the installation of her work, Horizons and discuss elements of siting, installation, and her views on contemporary sculpture.
Geoffrey Bates, director and curator of the sculpture park, an alumnus of Ohio University, served as the Associate Curator for Art at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery for nearly eleven years, during which time he curated several exhibits which highlighted the development of new media and expanded the audience for contemporary sculpture. He has also authored several articles on important, contemporary, abstract art.
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