Suzanne Anker will conduct a gallery tour and talk about her exhibition, "Origins and Futures," Tues., March 30, at 4:15 p.m. in the Emerson Gallery. The lecture and exhibitions are free and open to the public.
"Origins and Futures" counterbalances pyrite minerals with images of embryos built by 3-D computer programs. The exhibit is co-sponsored by The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture in conjunction with the Emerson Gallery and is organized by Pamela Auchincloss/Arts Management, New York.
Suzanne Anker is a visual artist who works with genetic imagery. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally at museums including the Getty Museum, the Walker Arts Center, the Smithsonian Institute, the Philips Collection, the Stadkunst in Koln, and the Museum of Modern Art in Japan. In 1994 she curated "Gene Culture: Molecular Metaphor" in Contemporary Art at Fordam University, the first exhibition devoted entirely to the intersection of art and genetics. She teaches art history and theory at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
The Emerson Gallery is located on the Hamilton College campus in the Christian Johnson Hall directly behind the chapel. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For information, call (315) 859-4396.
