Figures of Thinking

RICHMOND, VA.-On October 18, 2007, the exhibition Figures of Thinking: Convergences in Contemporary Cultures opens at the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums. Despite differences in cultural backgrounds, experiences, and approaches, the fourteen women artists in this exhibition explore some of the issues linking contemporary global society. Influenced by migrant cultures and readily available information through the Internet, their multi-media artworks present broad ideas of what culture, origin, home, identity, and human values might signify in a time of accelerated globalization. More…