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SANDY SKOGLUND Visiting Artist
MARCH 22-23, 2007Posted: February 13, 2007
In late March, the MSU and Starkville community will have an opportunity to experience the creation of a unique work of art at MSU that is sure to bemuse its viewers.
Internationally known artist Sandy Skoglund will be visiting MSU on March 22-23 to give a lecture to the university community and to create a work of art in the form of an “installation”. Installations are works of art in which the artist completely transforms a particular site and then sometimes documents it. In these pieces, Ms. Skoglund takes over a room and places unexpected patterns, textures, colors and objects in it to create a surreal domestic setting that confounds and engages her viewers. She then “documents” the installation in photographs. She often uses products of our consumer culture, such as popcorn, coat hangers or paper plates, to cover everyday objects, transforming their appearance. Her images are thought- provoking and often humorous. Forty to fifty students from the College of Architecture, Art, & Design will participate in the creation of the installation which will take place on Thursday afternoon, March 22 in the last of the three white WPA buildings on University Avenue adjacent to the MSU campus and to the city of Starkville. The public will be able to view the installation the following week (days and times to be announced). All students who participate will receive a Skoglund print.
Ms. Skoglund’s lecture “Reality Under Siege” will be presented at 7:00 pm, on Thursday, March 22 in Simrall Auditorium on the MSU campus. Her lecture will follow the faculty “Open Studios” across the street in Etheredge Hall from 5:00 - 700 pm. She will talk about her own work in relation to contemporary art and American culture. There will be a reception and book signing immediately after the lecture in the lobby. Her book, “Sandy Skoglund, Reality Under Siege”, also will be available at Barnes and Noble bookstore.
On Friday, March 23, Ms. Skoglund will meet with students and faculty in the Department of Art.
Ms. Skoglund teaches at Rutgers University in New Jersey and lives in New York City. Her paintings, photographs, sculpture and installation pieces have been exhibited throughout the world. Her visit is sponsored by the Provost’s Office, the College of Architecture, Art & Design, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Art and the Shackouls Honors College.