Word: exhibitions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu. Parting is such sweet sorrow, but all good things must end someday. "Sanctuary: The 8th International Women's Day Exhibit," co-sponsored by the Women's Caucus for the Arts and the Bunting Institute, may run until Friday, but the closing reception is tonight. Maurine and Robert Rothschild Gallery, Bunting Institute, 34 Concord Ave. 495-8212. 5 to 7 p.m. FREE...
...might these two be? They are participants in one of the world's great traditions, perhaps one of its few universal traditions: the search for spiritual truth. Divinely Inspired: Images of Mystics and Mendicantsis a small but eloquent exhibit tucked away on the second floor of the Sackler Museum that provides a glimpse of the Different religious conceptions of non-Western cultures. The figures portrayed in the exhibit are on their way to awareness and enlightenment, while the exhibit itself attempts do make these spiritual quests into a coherent and interesting ensemble, and if does so rather well. The paintings...
...Frontpiece from the Divan of Hafiz is a wonderful representative of the charm this exhibit exudes. A watercolor with gold (yes, actual gold on the paper), the Frontpiececonsists of two elegant rectangles filled with gold twists, whirls and royal blue coloring that chase each other around in delicately ordered chaos, so finely patterned that the magnifying glasses provided will certainly be put to good use. The Frontpieceand other works like it are too free and graceful to the called geometric. Some secret structure hides in these patterns, like the order that supports musical harmony or poetry, and it never interferes...
...this exquisite beauty is not what makes the exhibit so evocative and thought-provoking. Divinely Inspiredis more about the seekers, and not so much about what they seek. The collection shows a very human side to this quest for enlightenment and tells the story of the actual morals who contemplate and search for divine truth. A simple, modest sketch of a man bowing in prayer provides a solemn contrast to elaborate paintings of wise teachers in rich robes. Sometimes there is no need for ornamentation. One particularly striking work is a black and white photograph of three ascetics...
From domesticated kitty cats to the powerful lions of the Serengeti, "Cats! Wild to Mild" provides a comprehensive overview of the feline species. The exhibit displays more than 25 taxidermied cats--effectively letting the cats out of the bag so that visitors can learn about their favorite "Fluffy." Through May 9. Museum of Science, Science Park. 589-0250. Sunday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday...