In conjunction with the exhibit, two special events are planned: Adkins will present a slide-illustrated lecture about his work on Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Chemistry Auditorium. A reception will be held at the Emerson Gallery following the talk. Both are free and open to the public.
The jazz group, The Terry Adkins Ensemble, will perform Ohnedaruth: A Song Cycle for John Coltrane on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Emerson Gallery. Admission is free and the public is invited. Seating will be limited so those interested are encouraged to come early.
Terry Adkins creates his sculptures from objects that range from old industrial parts to pieces of musical instruments. He alters and combines the materials, thus creating new forms. New meanings are then revealed through a process the artist calls "potential disclosure." Adkins' sculptures reflects the artist's broad interests in African American culture and history, as well as cosmology, mathematics and Eastern religious traditions.
Adkins has created the work in "Later Coltrane" as a tribute to the great jazz saxophonist John Coltrane (1926-1967), whose intense and complex late music was inspired by the profound spiritual awakening he experienced in 1957. Many-layered themes of music, family, spirituality, science and history run through the works in this exhibition. A fully-illustrated catalogue with an essay by critic Nancy Princenthal accompanies the exhibit.
The Emerson Gallery is located on the campus of Hamilton College, in Christian Johnson Hall. The Gallery's hours are weekdays, 12-5 p.m., weekends, 1-5 p.m., during scheduled exhibitions when school is in session. For further information and wheelchair accessibility call the Emerson Gallery at 315-859-4396.
