EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico State University Art Museum (UAM) will soon open two new exhibits for the summer.
The exhibits will be: “Homage to Then/Small Worlds” by Louis Ocepek and “Mapping Spaces: Selections from the Lannan Art Collection at NMSU.”
An opening reception will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 11. “Mapping Spaces” will be on display until Sept. 5. “Homage to Then/Small Worlds” will be on display until Sept. 12.
The art museum’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1308 E. University.
Left: “Homage to Then: Contradictions Unresolved” by Louis Ocepek. Right: “Near the Dead Pinon Where Birds Gather in the Autumn” by Subhankar Banerjee.
“Homage to Then/Small Worlds” will be on display in the Mullennix Bridge Gallery and “Mapping Spaces” will be in the Contemporary Gallery.
Here are descriptions of both exhibits, as provided by NMSU.
“Homage to Then/Small Worlds” by Louis Ocepek is a two-part exhibition of digital prints, paintings and gravure prints, which are made by engraving a design onto a metal cylinder, submerging it in ink and rolling it across the final canvas to transfer the design. Ocepek is a local artist who works in a variety of media. His paintings, prints and hybrid works are part of the public art collections of Oregon, Washington, New Mexico and Texas. He is also a former art department head and professor emeritus at NMSU.
“Mapping Spaces: Selections from the Lannan Art Collection at NMSU” will showcase selected works from the 63 pieces the Lannan Art Collection gifted to the NMSU Permanent Art Collection in 2024. The Lannan Foundation supported nonprofit organizations in contemporary visual art, literature and cultural freedom. After nearly 65 years, the foundation announced its closure and gifted its remaining collection to 55 institutions, including the UAM. This gift helps the NMSU Permanent Art Collection continue to evolve as both a repository of contemporary art and as a resource that continues the discussion of the role artists play in the border region.
The art museum is located in Devasthali Hall at New Mexico State University, 1308 E. University Ave.
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