Fatimah Tuggar

New Art Show Focuses on Themes of Location and Memory

Works of 12 Contemporary Artists on Exhibit Through March 7

January 14, 2008

The works of 12 contemporary artists who use themes of location and memory in their work will be shown in “A New Cosmopolitanism (Preeminence of Place in Contemporary Art),” a new Main Art Gallery exhibit opening Feb. 5 and continuing through March 7.

Featured artists are Michael Benedict Barnoya, Binh Danh, Alejandro Díaz, Enrique Chagoya, Wosene Worke Kosrof, Sandeep Mukherjee, Betye Saar, Steven B. Smith, Mark Swope, Fatimah Tuggar, Richard Turner and Saira Wasim. Curators for the exhibit are Rachel E. Chaney and Michel Oren.

A reception for the exhibition is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays.