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Jonathan Williams:Visions of Wonderment + Affection |
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and Recent Gifts to the Collection
 Jonathan Williams, Beauty and the Beast
June 13 – September 20, 2008
Opening reception: Friday, June 13, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Poet, photographer and publisher Jonathan Williams (1929 – 2008) championed both the experiments of the avant-garde and the vernacular of his native Appalachia. This exhibition concentrates on his photographs of fellow Black Mountain College figures and his distinctive literary voice.
 John Urbain, Red X
Also on view, Recent Gifts to our growing collection including works by Ilya Bolotowsky, Robert Bliss, Joe Fiore, Neil Noland, Robert Turner, Elaine Schmitt Urbain and John Urbain.
Related Events:
Saturday, July 19, 8:00 p.m.
Loco Logodaedalist
Jonathan Williams had many friends and admirers. Join with some of them for this gathering to pay tribute to Jonathan’s life and work.
Admission: $7, $5 BMCM+AC members/students w/ID
 Ken Snelson
Tuesday, July 22, 7:30 p.m.
Kenneth Snelson in person
A major American sculptor with work in collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MOMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., museums in Holland, Australia, Japan and Germany and public art commissions all over the world, Kenneth Snelson was a student at Black Mountain College in 1948 and 1949. This will be his first visit back since 1949.
Co-sponsored by the Asheville Public Art Board
Fine Arts Theatre, 36 Biltmore Ave.
Admission: $10, $8 BMCM+AC members/students w/ID
Saturday, September 6, 9:00 p.m.
Mind vs. Target
This new music collective features Shane Perlowin on guitar, Joseph Burkett on bass and Michael Libramento on drums. Each member presents his often rehearsal-intensive original compositions and they compose collectively. Improvisation is a prominent part of the music.
Admission: $7, $5 BMCM+AC members/students w/ID
Advance tickets for all events available at 828-350-8484
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