By Majal Perry
October brings changes; the weather, color of leaves and the art at the Speed Museum.There are plenty of ways to stay warm, and enjoying the changing exhibits at the Speed next month is not only a fun way, there is no cost with a University of Louisville student I.D.
There are two installation works from contemporary artists, Alfredo Jaar and Stephen Irwin, showing now through Nov. 5. Jaar’s installation, “Eyes of Gutete Emerita,” uses light boxes to tell the story of Gutete Emerita and her suffering in the Rwanda genocide.
Louisville based artist, Stephen Irwin’s work, “Skin Diary,” is a beautiful example of Japanese paper with delicate touches of color that allude to both the frailty of the body and its capability of transcendence.
In addition to the contemporary installations, the exhibit “Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney,” will be at the Speed until Jan. 1.
Sena Naslund will be reading from her book “Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette” in the museum’s auditorium on Oct. 8 at 3 p.m.
A book signing will follow. Naslund, a Writer in Residence at the University of Louisville and the current Kentucky Poet Laureate, is the recipient of the Harper Lee Reward and the Southeastern Library Association Fiction Award.
On Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. multi-media artist Matt Gatton will be presenting his paleo-camera theory in his “Origins of Art” lecture in the Speed auditorium. Gatton has held adjunct positions at the University of Louisville and De La Salle University and is an artist-in-residence at St. Francis High School.
Author Peter Hassrick will give his lecture, “William Ranney’s Requiem to the Mountain Man” Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.
A collector’s seminar on antique beaded purses will be given by noted purse conservator and collector Terri Lykins, on Oct. 28 from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Speed also gives General Highlights Tours throughout the month. Stop by the Information Desk to get dates and times or visit the museum’s Web site at http://www.speedmuseum.org.
