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Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
The Ruby is a catalyst for creativity and a home for making art at Duke.
Exhibit

Art Open House

Open To The Public

Visit the Rubenstein Arts Center this evening to see four new art installations by visiting and Duke artists: John Felix Arnold, Zaire McPherson, Christopher Scully-Thurston, and Carl Pope. Everyone welcome; no RSVP required. Free parking is available at the lot across Anderson Street.

Date & Time
October 12, 2021 at 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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Admission
Open to the public, no RSVP required. Free parking available.
Venue
Rubenstein Arts Center
2020 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27708 United States
Description

Visit the Rubenstein Arts Center this evening to see four new art installations by visiting and Duke artists. Free parking is available at the lot across Anderson Street. No RSVP required; visitors are invited to explore the work and meet exhibiting artists:

Please note that masks are required inside of the Rubenstein Arts Center. Current Duke University guidelines for campus visitors.

Artwork on view:

On view in Gallery 235
Exhibit
A Fall From Grace

A Fall From Grace is a multimedia project by Zaire McPhearson, MFA EDA '20, that tells the story of single Black women and their children involved in a cult from the mid-1970s through the early 2000s.

On view in the Murthy Agora
Exhibit
Sinewaves in the Triangle

Sinewaves in the Triangle is an immersive multimedia installation that uses technology to express the artistic mind and the creative process to illicit an emotional and physical reaction in the viewer. It is currently on view at the Murthy Agora in the Rubenstein Arts Center.

Work in progress on view outside of WXDU and the painting studio
Visiting Artist
John Felix Arnold

Brooklyn, NY-based artist John Felix Arnold returns to Durham, his hometown, to create a new piece of immersive artwork in the entryway of the Ruby closest to the WXDU studio.

On view at the Rubix (outside, behind the Ruby)
Project
The Bad Air Smelled of Roses: A Silk Screen, Wheat Paste Project

Carl Pope brought his ongoing graphic poster/essay installation “The Bad Air Smelled of Roses” (2004—) to Duke. Pope collaborated with students in Bill Fick’s “Poster Design and Printing” course to complete this iteration of the project.

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Exhibit

Sinewaves in the Triangle

Sinewaves in the Triangle is an immersive multimedia installation that uses technology to express the artistic mind and the creative process to illicit an emotional and physical reaction in the viewer. It is currently on view at the Murthy Agora in the Rubenstein Arts Center.
Exhibit

A Fall From Grace

A Fall From Grace is a multimedia project by Zaire McPhearson, MFA EDA '20, that tells the story of single Black women and their children involved in a cult from the mid-1970s through the early 2000s.

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