Professor Guen Montgomery opens new exhibit in Springfield
April 15, 2024
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custom-facebook-feed domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /export/NP/L/staging.web.faa.illinois.edu/secure/illinois-faa/web/wp/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121acfe domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /export/NP/L/staging.web.faa.illinois.edu/secure/illinois-faa/web/wp/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121The "Junk Drawer" exhibition by artist and professor Guen Montgomery at the University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery explores the tension between material culture and animal biology. Montgomery uses prints from fur pelts and family clothing, documenting items from her junk drawer during the pandemic, reflecting personal struggles and societal turmoil. The exhibition delves into themes of memory, gender, and the desire to hold onto possessions, incorporating ceramic wigs and other 3-D objects.
Read the full story in the Illinois News Bureau: Art professor explores contradiction between material culture, our animal bodies in ‘Junk Drawer’ exhibition.