DETAILS | Thursday, December 10, 5-7 p.m., Museum of Art/WSU Gallery
ABOUT | INTERSECTIONS: The Poetics of Jim Dine marks a collaboration between WSU’s Museum of Art, Department of English, and the University of Idaho’s Department of English as we explore the mutually shared worlds of art and literature. This public event will offer an evening of poetry/literature readings in the museum gallery surrounded and inspired by the art of Jim Dine. Featured writers include Debbie Lee (WSU), Kimberly Burwick (WSU), and Alexandra Teague (UI), as well as select student writers.
THEMES | Many autobiographical themes run through the MOA/WSU Jim Dine Collection. One of the more significant influences upon Dine is the artist’s lifelong interest in literature, particularly poetry. He himself has written poetry and at times incorporated his writings into his artworks, installations, and performances – exploring the intersection of the written word and art. References to literary themes are common throughout the artist’s repertoire as are specific gestures to authors such as Arthur Rimbaud and Gustave Flaubert, and large numbers of artworks related to Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio. This event doubles as a celebration for the culmination of the Ekphrasis workshop collaboration.
