CONWAY, Ark.
(September 25, 2019) — The Marshall T. Steel Center for the Study of Religion
and Philosophy presents The Anthropogenic Sublime, a contemporary art
exhibition in Ellis Hall, home of the Hendrix College Departments of Religion
and Philosophy. The opening is set for Friday, Sept. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. in
Ellis Hall. This is a come-and-go event featuring the works of six artists,
with a guided walk-through at 6 p.m.
The exhibit is curated
by James Dow, Steel Center director and associate professor of philosophy at
Hendrix; Professor Melissa Gill of the Hendrix Department of Art; and Mary
Kennedy, director/curator of the Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College.
Hurricanes,
floods, droughts, and tornadoes produce sublime experiences of nature being
bigger than us, more powerful than us, and beyond our comprehension. But, once
we acknowledge human-caused changes in the natural environment in the
Anthropocene, how do we use art to express the sublimity of natural
environments? Works in The Anthropogenic Sublime approach questions about the
boundary between humans and nature, about activity and passivity, and about how
we express and represent ourselves, our environments, and nature in an era of
human-caused changes to the natural environment.
The exhibit will
be open in Ellis Hall from September 2019 through August 2020.
About Hendrix College
A private liberal
arts college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns
recognition as one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is
featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think About Colleges.
Its academic quality and rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix
as a fixture in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876,
Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To
learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.