Amuse-bouche July 19, 2008

AMUSE-BOUCHE

Featuring the work of eight Master of Fine Arts Studio Art candidates curated by eight Art History graduate students, all from the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin

July 19 - August 16, 2008

Amuse-Bouche
/ä-müz-büsh/, noun
Etymology: French, literally, (it) entertains (the) mouth
A small morsel of food to excite the taste buds; often serves as a hint to the chef's cooking style and the meal to come.

The Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) introduces Amuse-Bouche, a selection of tasty treats from eight University of Texas at Austin MFA students curated by eight Art History graduate students. This show marks the seventh consecutive year of collaboration between Department of Art and Art History graduate students on a summer exhibition at the CRL. This select group of work represents a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, large-scale works on paper, and video. The exhibition opening also features a one-time performance of Joseph Winchester's Film Machine 4 (2008).

Featured artists are Jonathan Aseron, Sonya Berg, Michael Coyle, Kristina Felix, Robert Melton, Teruko Nimura, Josh Welker, and Joseph Winchester. The exhibition curators are Katie Anania, Ariel Evans, Katie Geha, Allison Myers, Deborah Spivak, Caitlin Topham, Danielle Wells, and Hannah Wong.

Official Website: http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab/2008_07_amuse/amuse_pr.html