By Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. The Symbolist Movement took place in France and Belgium in the late 19th century as a response to styles that emphasized realistic and classical forms. Visitors to the Main Library Gallery’s spring 2025 exhibit, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in theContinue reading “Poe and the Symbolists”
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Remaking rules: artist interpretations of “Un coup de dés”
By Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. Written by French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé, “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” has confounded and inspired artists and poetry enthusiasts for over 128 years. The reason for this is attributed to the way the words in the poem areContinue reading “Remaking rules: artist interpretations of “Un coup de dés””
2021-2022 Main Library Gallery Exhibit Proposals Open
University of Iowa faculty and staff are cordially invited to submit Main Library Gallery preliminary exhibition proposals for January 2021 – December 2022. Preliminary proposals must be received by November 22, 2019. About Exhibitions in the Main Library Gallery: Exhibits at the Main Library Gallery give the campus community and the general public access toContinue reading “2021-2022 Main Library Gallery Exhibit Proposals Open”