Oakton - "Open Book" Exhibit

News Release

July 16, 2002

OAKTON WELCOMES "OPEN BOOK" EXHIBITION TO KOEHNLINE GALLERY

Open Book/Intimate Pages, an exhibition of 11 sculptures by Philip Livingston, can be viewed from July 18 through Aug. 30 at Oakton Community College's William A. Koehnline Gallery, 1600 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines.

Most of the exhibition pieces are 3-dimensional relief sculptures composed of formed wood panels that resemble open books, inviting the viewer in — but not beyond — two pages. Adding to the uniqueness of the pieces are the stories, memories, and associations that are expressed on the pages through painting, collage, and ready-made materials.

A Chicago native, Livingston recently returned to the area from Knoxville, Tenn., where he was a professor of art at the University of Tennessee. Locally, he has exhibited at Chicago's Sonia Zaks Gallery. In 1983, he participated in Fabrications, an exhibition curated by artist Richard Hunt at the Chicago Public Library.

Livingston's sculptures can be found in the collections of the Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, Ind.; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Tennessee Valley Authority, among others. Oakton's permanent collection at the Des Plaines campus includes two pieces, Love's Some Time (1987) and Wall Between (1998).

There is no admission fee to the Koehnline Gallery. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday - Thursday, through Aug. 15. Regular hours resume on Aug. 19: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call Nathan Harpaz, curator, at (847) 635-2633.

Media Contact: Gian Galassi (847) 635-1810

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