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Elespe and Plensa
Fine Arts Center Gallery




	Jeronimo Elespe, Untitled, 2002. Oil on aluminum, 4 inches x 4 inches.

Jeronimo Elespe: Paintings
Sept. 18 – Oct. 31
University Gallery
Fine Arts Center

Jeronimo Elespe paints on extremely small aluminum panels, sometimes less than one-inch square, with a loosely realistic hand. His imagery is of the most ordinary scenes, and, arranged with an eye toward spatial punctuation, the miniatures become the equivalent of thought impressions that follow a surreal sequence.

Elespe was born in Madrid in 1975 and lives and works in New York. He received his MFA from Yale University in 2001 and is represented by Von Lintel Gallery, New York.

Jaume Plensa: Silent Noise
Sept. 18 – Dec. 12
University Gallery
Fine Arts Center

The exhibition features 13 sculptures and a number of works on paper by this Spanish artist. Plensa experiments with a wide variety of artistic practices and media to explore the sensory perceptions of the body, putting him at the forefront of the contemporary art scene.

Plensa was chosen to create the new site-specific work in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Located near street level along bustling Michigan Avenue, Plensa’s monumental, interactive Crown Fountain is composed of two 50-foot-high, illuminated glass-block towers united by a black granite pool. The artist sought to meld various elements, including water, light, nature and dreams. Plensa completed the project in July, adding a gem to Chicago’s world-renowned public art collection.

Plensa’s outdoor projects and commissions for public spaces grace locations throughout Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East. Solo exhibitions of his work have been organized in galleries and museums in Europe, the United States and Japan. Since 1996, Plensa has also applied his artistic vision to stage and costume design for some of the world’s most important operatic productions.
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