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Driving without Destination
Curated by Tony Capparelli and Jeanne Brasile
Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University
September - October, 2010
Open Call for artists working in any media for an exhibition based upon the eponymous essay by Dermot Quinn which is based on the writings of G.K. Chesterton. Check back shortly for full prospectus or write to jeanne.brasile@shu.edu to be placed on the mailing list. Use "Chesterton" as the subject line.
Thematic Overview
We live today in a world of consolidation. Corporations and governments seem to be forcing us into a political and cultural homogeneity that few of us seem to want. Mass communication (television, the press, the internet) has aided the push to oneness. What G.K. Chesterton once called standardization by a low standard is increasingly the inheritance of modern man.
What has been lost along the way? Where are those local attachments, those beautiful cultures, those little communities we once took for granted? Unless local liberty, experience, instinct and invention can again be given a chance, Chesterton said, the whole life of the world will be withered. Is our world withering? How may we refresh it?
With these questions in mind, the theme of our exhibit is “Driving without Destination.” This is the title of an article in The Chesterton Review by Dermot Quinn, professor of history at Seton Hall University. In asking the question what do we lose? Professor Quinn suggests, we are ultimately faced with the question what do we believe?
Participating artists will be asked to read Dr. Quinn’s article and create artwork in response to its theme. All media will be considered for inclusion. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full color catalogue with an essay by the curators, Tony Capparelli and Jeanne Brasile. A symposium organized by the Chesterton Institute will be hosted by the Walsh Gallery. The exhibition will be on view September 7 through October 2, 2010.
Seton Hall University's G.K. Chesterton Institute
