A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the University of Richmond's Modlin Center for the Arts. At the time that I visited the Joel and Lila Hartnett Museum of Art, the gallery on the first floor of the building, they were running a particularly cool exhibit. The instalation, called "Figures of Thinking: Convergences in Contemporary Cultures" featured fourteen artists from different countries.
The exhibit was mixed media and included everything from a thought provoking video to a piece of art made out of hair-like nylon strings eight feet tall. I was captivated by the flow of the exhibit and found myself wanting to meet the person who had designed the layout. Each piece told its own story, but the placement of pieces in the exhibit seemed to tell one larger story as well.
While "Figures of Thinking" left the University on February 10th, I highly recommend a trip to the gallery. The University runs exhibits throughout the year, and even offers free public programs.
