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NCR Jesus
2000 exhibition opens in New York
It is a pleasure to announce the
first exhibition of Jesus 2000 art works, in New York.
New York became the mecca of the art world back in the 1950s. Its
art, as might be expected, is pulsating and exciting, raucous and diversified
as the city itself. In this notably material time it is not surprising that the
spiritual element should be a rare occurrence in the galleries and museums of
the Big Apple.
So it seemed somehow appropriate that NCRs Jesus 2000
search would not be complete until it pitched its tent in New York. For two
months nearly 40 of the judges and NCRs favorites will be
shown at the Schimmel Center for the Arts, Pace University in Manhattan.
Presented jointly by Pace University and Yangtze Repertory Theatre
of America, the art will be on view from May 1 to June 30. The gallery will be
open Monday-Friday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends by appointment. The address
is 3 Spruce Street, New York City, which, we are told, is across the street
from City Hall and is in a picturesque part of town, a part, by the way, that
is well endowed with good restaurants and other attractions for the tourist and
bon vivant. For further details about the exhibition call (212) 346-1715.
The guiding light behind the New York adventure is Dr. Joanna
Chan, painter, designer, playwright, co-founder and artistic director of the
Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America, where she has written, adapted and
directed nearly 50 productions. Raised in Guongzhou, China, Chan earned an MA,
MEd and EdD degrees at Columbia University. In her youth she trained as a
painter under the renowned Hon Chi-Fun, and later at the Art Institute of
Chicago, among other places, and has had several exhibitions, in addition to
staging a couple of exhibitions a year at the Schimmel Center for the Arts. She
is, furthermore, a Maryknoll Sister.
One of Chans paintings, Jerusalem 1998, was
featured in NCRs Christmas supplement, Jesus 2000, and will be on
exhibition in New York.
After New York, the exhibition, with several additional works,
will move on to Chicago, where it will be on display at Catholic Theological
Union from July 14 to Aug. 21, and thereafter it will move to other locations.
We will keep readers posted.
-- Michael Farrell
National Catholic Reporter, May 5,
2000
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