Hawaii-Based Artist Wendy Kawabata

HAWAII-BASED ARTIST WENDY KAWABATA USES DISCARDED LIBRARY BOOKS TO CREATE WITHDRAWN FROM CIRCULATION

BEVERLY, MA, November 4, 2009 –– Hawaii-based artist Wendy Kawabata will be exhibiting Withdrawn from Circulation in Frame 301 at Montserrat College of Art from November 5th through December 1, 2009. Withdrawn features discarded books from Honolulu libraries that are exaggeratedly dog-eared, their interiors becoming exposed and rearranged, all of which the artist purchased for one dollar a piece.

“The interior of a book is traditionally an individual and private experience,” the artist explains, “for these books… the private experience is no longer accessible. They have been quieted, now the barnacles growing on library walls as people move towards new ways of engaging with text.”

Kawabata’s interest in topics of interior and exterior mimic the underlying themes of Frame 301. “Our storefront window exists as a gateway between many public and private spheres,” explains Maggie Cavallo, Frame 301 Project Manager.

Kawabata received her BFA in Art History at Massachusetts College of Art and completed her MFA in Studio Art at the University of New Mexico. Based in Honolulu, Kawabata is an Assistant Professor with the department of Art and Art history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Kawabata has shown regularly over the last ten years in both group and solo shows nationally and has made public presentations a regular part of her exhibition process. Kawabata will present a public artist talk at the College on November 5th at 11:30 a.m.

What:    Exhibition: Withdrawn from Circulation

Where:   Montserrat College of Art Gallery, 301 Gallery, 301 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA

Exhibit Dates: November 5 – December 1, 2009

Public Artist Talk: Thursday, November  5th, 11:30 a.m. , Room 201, Hardie Building, 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA

 

All public artist talks are held in Room 201 of the Hardie Building, 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA. The exhibit and related events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information about the exhibit, please contact Shana Dumont at 978-867-9604 or visit us at www.montserrat.edu/galleries <http://www.montserrat.edu/galleries> .

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