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On Aug. 27 the School of Art & Design and the Krannert Art Museum will host a public opening reception for five new exhibits. The reception will take place at 5 p.m. in the Kinkead Pavilion with a cash bar provided by Corkscrew.

School of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition

(Aug. 28 — Sept. 27)

An annual exhibition that showcases the work of the school’s artists and designers. On Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. there will be a Gallery Conversation with Tammie Rubin, assistant professor of Ceramics, and Stephen Cartwright, assistant professor of Painting.

“On-Screen: Global Intimacy” (Aug. 28 — Jan. 3)

Curated by Tumelo Mosaka

Primarily through video images that reach across national boundaries, this exhibition

focuses on globalization and the meeting of technology and culture. It features work by 10 artists from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and America. On Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. artists Mendi & Keith Obadike will perform Four Electric Ghosts, a multimedia musical and dramatic production.

“Gestures in Space and Light” (Aug. 28 — Jan. 3)

Curated by Allyson Purpura

Chosen from KAM’s photographic collection, the work of seven American photographers are featured for their experimental style. The displayed photographs use light to blur the line between what is real and what is abstract. Featured artists include Aaron Siskind, Brett Weston, Harry Callahan, Nathan Lerner, Joseph Jachna, Alan Cohen and Michael Johnson.

“Vivid Lines in Graphic Times” (Aug. 28 — Jan. 3)

Curated by Kathryn Koca Polite

American paintings and paper works demonstrating use of Pop Art elements are selected from KAM’s permenant collection. The works are from 1970 through late ‘90s and convey a sense of moving beyond boundaries with graphic methods. Earth and Wind, a piece by David Wojnarowicz, combines natural images with paper money cutouts.

“Effacement: Huang Yan’s China in the 21st Century” (Aug. 28 — Jan. 3)

Guest Curator: Anne Burkus-Chasson

In the only exhibit with a single artist, Effacement features the work of Chinese artist Huang Yan (b. 1966). His photographs and porcelains explore the perception of the Chinese in the transnational art market. In some of his pieces, Huang manipulates traditional objects and images of Chinese luxury into commercial items like water bottles.