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exhibitions and events THE PHILLIPS MUSEUM OF ART NEWSLETTER SPRING 2019 HOSTILE TERRAIN BY LUCY CAHILL + JASON DE LEÓN + MICHAEL WELLS JANUARY 24–APRIL 25, 2019 DANA GALLERY Hostile Terrain is a multimedia installation focused on different sensory engagements with the complex (and often ambiguous) world of clandestine migration. It builds on anthropological data collected by the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a decade long research endeavor that uses archaeology, forensic science, ethnography, and visual anthropology to understand the violent social process of border crossing between Mexico and the United States. Highlighting the discomfort that comes with knowing that there is no easy resolution to our global humanitarian migration crisis, Hostile Terrain both translates and transforms anthropological data into a sensorial experience while challenging the viewer to avoid the overly simplified analogy of the heroic/tragic migrant. Hostile Terrain by Lucy Cahill + Jason De León + Michael Wells is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College and proposed by Kostis Kourelis, Associate Professor of Art History and Department Chair of Art and Art History at Franklin & Marshall College. Funding for the exhibition and its related programming has been supported in part by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation Collaborative Residency in Art History. COMMON HOUR TALK by Jason De León, The Land of Open Graves: Understanding American Politics and US/Mexico Border Enforcement through the Lives and Deaths of Migrants, January 24, 11:30 a.m. in Franklin & Marshall College’s Mayser Gymnasium, followed by a reception at 1 p.m. at the Phillips Museum of Art LOOKING SKYWARD: A COMMEMORATION OF LUNAR EXPLORATION JANUARY 24–MARCH 8, 2019 GIBSON GALLERY The year 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 9, the first Lunar Module test flight, and the Apollo 11 momentous walk on the moon. Looking Skyward celebrates this anniversary and sky-gazing through the centuries. This exhibition features artwork by Lowell Nesbitt, the official NASA artist for missions Apollo 9 and 11, as well as film footage from space and selections from Franklin & Marshall’s Special Collections. Curated by Lindsay Marino, Assistant Director and Collections Manager of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College. LUNAR LOOKING & LIBATIONS February 7, 6 p.m. in Booth Ferris South at the Steinman College Center. $30 per person supplies you with all the paint and materials you need to create a beautiful Lancaster inspired night scene, as well as a complimentary glass of wine (21+) or mocktail. QUESTIONS? CONTACT BABS SMITH, PMA OFFICE COORDINATOR 717-358-4428 Michael Wells Southern Arizona, 2010 Photograph Courtesy of the Artist Lowell Nesbitt (American, 1933-1993) Untitled, from the series Moon Shot, edition of 98, 1969 Color lithograph Courtesy of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College, Gift in honor of Joshua Arnold, ’72 AL R E E V 628 COLLEGE AVENUE | LANCASTER, PA 17603 | FANDM.EDU/PHILLIPS-MUSEUM LANCASTER’S OTHER GALLERY ROW THE MUSEUM’S 2018–19 SEASON’S MEDIA SPONSOR: FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE

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HOSTILE TERRAIN BY LUCY CAHILL + JASON DE LEÓN + MICHAEL WELLSJANUARY 24–APRIL 25, 2019DANA GALLERY Hostile Terrain is a multimedia installation focused on different sensory engagements with the complex (and often ambiguous) world of clandestine migration. It builds on anthropological data collected by the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a decade long research endeavor that uses archaeology, forensic science, ethnography, and visual anthropology to understand the violent social process of border crossing between Mexico and the United States. Highlighting the discomfort that comes with knowing that there is no easy resolution to our global humanitarian migration crisis, Hostile Terrain both translates and transforms anthropological data into a sensorial experience while challenging the viewer to avoid the overly simplified analogy of the heroic/tragic migrant.

Hostile Terrain by Lucy Cahill + Jason De León + Michael Wells is organized by the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College and proposed by Kostis Kourelis, Associate Professor of Art History and Department Chair of Art and Art History at Franklin & Marshall College. Funding for the exhibition and its related programming has been supported in part by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation Collaborative Residency in Art History.

COMMON HOUR TALK by Jason De León, The Land of Open Graves: Understanding American Politics and US/Mexico Border Enforcement through the Lives and Deaths of Migrants, January 24, 11:30 a.m. in Franklin & Marshall College’s Mayser Gymnasium, followed by a reception at 1 p.m. at the Phillips Museum of Art

LOOKING SKYWARD: A COMMEMORATION OF LUNAR EXPLORATIONJANUARY 24–MARCH 8, 2019GIBSON GALLERY

The year 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 9, the first Lunar Module test flight, and the Apollo 11 momentous walk on the moon. Looking Skyward celebrates this anniversary and sky-gazing through the centuries. This exhibition features artwork by Lowell Nesbitt, the official NASA artist for missions Apollo 9 and 11, as well as film footage from space and selections from Franklin & Marshall’s Special Collections. Curated by Lindsay Marino, Assistant Director and Collections Manager of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College.

LUNAR LOOKING & LIBATIONS February 7, 6 p.m. in Booth Ferris South at the Steinman College Center.$30 per person supplies you with all the paint and materials you need to create a beautiful Lancaster inspired night scene, as well as a complimentary glass of wine (21+) or mocktail.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT BABS SMITH, PMA OFFICE COORDINATOR717-358-4428

Michael WellsSouthern Arizona, 2010PhotographCourtesy of the Artist

Lowell Nesbitt (American, 1933-1993)Untitled, from the series Moon Shot, edition of 98, 1969Color lithographCourtesy of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College, Gift in honor of Joshua Arnold, ’72

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HIDDEN FIGURES FILM SCREENING AND CURATOR TALK, February 28, 5:30 p.m. in the Rothman Gallery Lobby at the Steinman College Center.Based on the Margot Lee Shetterly book, Hidden Figures, this film tells the incredible story of brilliant African-American NASA mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. Lindsay Marino, curator of Looking Skyward, will give a brief gallery talk prior to the screening.

GEOMETRIC ALJAMÍA: A CULTURAL TRANSLITERATIONJANUARY 24–MARCH 8, 2019ROTHMAN GALLERY

Geometric Aljamía: a Cultural Transliteration explores geometry as a fundamental aspect of two-dimensional art and as a way to communicate ideas across cultures. Geometry, in this way, is much like aljamía, or the adaptation of Arabic script to write in European languages. This exhibition revisits the ongoing impact of Islamic art, science, and philosophy throughout the world today. Geometric Aljamía includes work by Mohammad Saleh Amin, Jorge Benitez, Reni Gower, Hanane Korchi, Tamim Sahebzada, and Julia Townsend.

Funding for Geometric Aljamía: a Cultural Transliteration was made possible in part by Virginia Commonwealth University, VCUarts, and VCUarts Department of Painting and Printmaking.

GALLERY TALK by Jorge Benitez and Reni Gower, Geometric Aljamía: a Cultural Transliteration: Examined through Sacred Geometry,February 21, 5 p.m. in the Rothman Gallery

NISSLEY GALLERY: REINSTALLATION OF THE PHILLIPS MUSEUM OF ART’S PERMANENT COLLECTIONJANUARY 24–APRIL 25, 2019NISSLEY GALLERY

The Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College is pleased to present a major reinstallation of its Nissley Gallery, showcasing works from our renowned collection. The museum’s permanent collection gallery is named in honor of Thomas W. Nissley ’55 and his wife Emily Baldwin Nissley, who together generously provided funding for its care and programming.

Please join us for NOON IN THE NISSLEY every 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month from January 30 to April 24, 2019. During these mini tours, museum staff and guest speakers will highlight objects on view in the Nissley Gallery.

On February 1, the Phillips Museum of Art will participate in Lancaster City’s FIRST FRIDAY, 5-9 p.m.

F&M SENIOR STUDENT ART AND FILM EXHIBITIONSAPRIL 16 – 25, 2019ROTHMAN GALLERY AND GIBSON GALLERY

Presenting works from our studio art and film studies students in its Senior Student Art and Film Exhibitions.

ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL.

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Jorge Benitez Courtyard, 2013Graphite on Arches paperCourtesy of the Artist

The Nissley Gallery, Phillips Museum of Art

628 COLLEGE AVENUE | LANCASTER, PA 17603 FANDM.EDU/PHILLIPS-MUSEUM

LANCASTER’S OTHER GALLERY ROWTUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS 12–4 P.M.THURSDAYS 2–6 P.M.SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS 12–4 P.M.THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK ON MARCH 8 AND WILL REOPEN ON MARCH 19, 2019.

THE EXHIBITION SEASON CLOSES ON APRIL 25 AND WILL REOPEN FOR COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND, MAY 11 AND 12, 2019.

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Welcome! At the Phillips, we recognize that art and material culture is a gateway to help us understand our place in the world as well as the complexities of the human spirit. This spring, we will welcome exhibitions that underscore timely current events that shed light on migration, notions of hybridity between Middle Eastern and Western art-making practices and humanity’s achievements in space through a celebration of the 50th

anniversary of the Moon landing. We hope that these exhibitions and related programs will spark a discourse on global trends in art. Thank you for helping us reimagine what a museum can be. See you in the galleries!

—Amy G. Moorefield, Director

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