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Pago 8 CZZI Daily Nebraskan Tuesday, January 13, 1987 6om11M9 sEaow state mom Exhibit reflects world in images of hope, numbness, ecstasy $100 Cash To Win Wet 'T' Shirt Contest Every Tuesday at T(0XQX(Bl:'l) WE HOCK LINCOLN! -1 1 ' ..... i l 1 ' - ! - : "" -'-" 1 " - 1 ' ' ..j When the classes you need aren't there when you need them . . . . . . consider UNL independent study. Over 70 col lege courses available. Call 472-1926, or visit room 269, Nebraska Center for Continuing Education, 33rd and Holdrege. Take the shuttle bus from city campus. UNL is a non-discriminatory institution Campus A In response to the resurgence of interest in the figure in recent art, Joslyn Art Museum is showing "Body and Soul: Aspects of Recent Figurative Sculpture." The exhibition opens to the public Saturday and continues through March 8 at Joslyn. The exhibition of sculpture by premier artists is a three-dimensional counterpart to the growing number of shows by figurative painters that have recently dominated galleries and the national press. Organized by the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, "Body and Soul" is traveling under the auspices of the Art Museum Association of America. Joslyn is the second to last stop on the show's national tour, which began last February. "Body and Soul" explores some of the major styles and themes in recent figurative sculpture. The work is ulti mately a reflection of our world, a direct expression of aesthetic, political, social, individual, physical and emotional selves. There are images of hope, despair, numbness and ecstasy. There are heroes, victims, survivors and witnesses. In the exhibition catalogue, Con temporary Arts Center curator Sarah Rogers-Lafferty writes that the show affirms man's continued motivation and need "to create symbols that describe, explain and memorialize himself." While the ancient Greeks glorified human perfection, Rogers Lafferty writes, "contemporary artists herald man's strength by exposing our beauty and dignity in the face of our imperfections and vulnerabilities. Body and soul are still intimately inter twined, but in a more honest and questioning relationship." "Body and Soul" presents works by 31 American artists. Featured are some' of the most powerful figurative sculp tures being created in this country today by such internationally renowned talents as George -Segal, Jim Dine, Louis Bourgeois, Lucas Samaras and Marisol and by such spirited emerging artists as Mac Adams, John Ahearn, ( ., ,. ..,.,.-,,H , ,M - - ! . u f1' ,i - . - , " f- , - ,..'v 1 1 ' 1 ' im . . I I ill i r - 1 - .1 - , . Photo courtesy of Joslyn Art Museum "Winged Figure with Head on Knee" will be featured at Josyln's "Body and Soul" exhibit. Nancy Bowen and Genna Watson. Guided public tours of "Body and Soul" will be led by volunteer Joslyn Docents on two Wednesdays Jan. 28 and Feb. 18 beginnning at 1 p.m. each day. The tours are free with museum admission. Groups of 10 or more people must make advance reservations by calling the Education Department.- ... free with museum admission of $2 for ad llts and $1 for children under 12 and senior citizens. Museum hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; Joslyn is closed on Mondays and major holidays. The exhibition is funded in part by grants from United Arts Omaha and the Nebraska Arts Council. For more information, please call "Body and .Soul" can be view j or, Joslyn Art Museunv at 342-3300, A i or a limited time only, every Hewlett-Packard, Sharp, Sanyo, Casio and Texas Instruments calculator in stock is on sale! Come in now for the best selection. Better hurry! This offer ends soon. i v Open Monday-Friday 8-5:30 Saturday 9-5:30 More than ever, more than a Boolcstcie. Some calculators in limited quantities. Q CirC.t (432)47S0111 on A eagye Foe iifie S mm IN THE NEBRASKA EAST UNION NORTH 40 V STARTING DATE & TIME f LEAGUE busker Monday, January 19, 6:00 p.m. Pin Pounders Monday, January 19, 8:00 p.m. 9-8 Classic Tuesday, January 20, 7:30 p.m. N't? Owls Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 p.m. en S??? ' : -Thursday, January 22, 5:30 p.m. 5050 Mixed Thursday, Janu ry 22, 7:30 p.m. Each League Consists of 6 Teams-4 Persons Per Team Teams & Individuals Must Pre-Register and Pickup a Copy of the League Rules at the North 40 Desk Students, Faculty, Staff and Friends are Elibb r Y f I & V 'kkr' W m J For more Information, Call: Ray at 472-1776, or North 40, 472-1751