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Mirror Mirror: Contemporary Portraits and the Fugitive Self
October 23, 2009 – May 8, 2010
Conway A. Ashton & Carl E. Jackman Gallery

For thousands of years the human race has created portraits. Traditionally artists created paintings and sculptures to reveal—and sometimes conceal—certain aspects of the portrait sitter’s distinct identity. Today, many artists are concerned with discovering ways to visually represent the true self, which springs from an amalgamation of influences that include daily rituals, cultural norms, religious practices, and social pressures, using a variety of media.

Mirror, Mirror: Contemporary Portraits and the Fugitive Self features works of art from a broad range of international contemporary artists who are engaged in the examination of the factors that shape the ways in which we view ourselves, and how we choose to present ourselves to others. The exhibition will look at three different themes evident in the work of these artists that contribute to the formation of our individual identities: rituals; facades, mirrors, and masks; and the real self.

Download the sample docent tour: Please remember that these are suggestions for viewer engagement and some ideas for transitions between paintings. Don’t feel restricted to these works if you have more time in the galleries or if you are especially passionate about a work (works) not included.

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For more detailed information about this exhibition, visit the Faculty Resource Web site for this exhibition at http://mirrormirror.byu.edu

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Types and Shadows: Intimations of Divinity
September 17, 2009 – March 13, 2010
Warren & Alice Jones and Paul & Betty Boshard Galleries

And behold, all things have their likeness, and all things are created and made to bear record of me, both things which are temporal, and things which are spiritual; things which are in the heavens above, and things which are on the earth, and things which are in the earth, and things which are under the earth, both above and beneath: all things bear record of me. —Moses 6:63

Using the structures of metaphor and analogy from the language ofthe scriptures, this exhibition of forty-four traditional and contemporary works of art will enlighten the hearts and the minds of museum visitors as they participate in the process of seeking out and pondering the types and shadows contained in these works that "point to" the Savior's divine mission.

Download the Docent Tour: Please remember that these are suggestions for viewer engagement and some ideas for transitions between paintings. Don’t feel restricted to these works if you have more time in the galleries or if you are especially passionate about a work (works) not included.

For more detailed information about this exhibition, visit our new Faculty Resource Web site for this exhibition at http://typesandshadows.byu.edu