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From the Collection

Jacques Lipchitz
Bather (Baigneuse) c. 1923-25
UNL-Bequests of Frances Sheldon and Adams Bromley Sheldon
© Estate of Jacques Lipchitz

The Purpose of Labor, an Exhibition of New Works
by Gail Kendall, Opens Tuesday, July 26

Exhibitions and Events

Agency of Time, a Leighton Pierce Video Installation

Aug. 12, 2008 - Oct. 19, 2008

Video artist Leighton Pierce has created a site-specific, video installation for Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. To view a short clip of the installation, please click: Agency of Time.

Elizabeth King: The Sizes of Things in the Mind's Eye

Jul. 19, 2008 - Oct. 12, 2008

This exhibition presents a mid-career survey of the work of sculptor and animator Elizabeth King. She combines meticulously wrought figurative sculptures with stop-frame film animation in installations that blur the boundary between actual and virtual space.

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The String Beans CDs
Gophers in Loufers, $10
Oodles of Noodles, $10
Crazy Critter Baby Sitter, $10

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