Write-In Jerry Brown
November 27th, 2018 – January 31st, 2019
Gould Library
A lifelong California politician, Jerry Brown has a political résumé longer than most. Entering politics as a young radical, he lost several bids for president as he made his way. Aside from presidential bids, career highlights include serving twice as California’s governor, as well as turns as secretary of state, mayor of Oakland, and attorney general.
This exhibit features Gould Library’s edition of Doug Aitken’s inventive and sculptural artist’s book, Write-In Jerry Brown President, with supporting materials from the library’s general collection.
For more information about this unusual artist’s book, visit the MoMA website.
Artists in Residence: Leslie Grant and Casey Deming
Artists Casey Deming and Leslie Grant have been collaborating through a residency in the library and on campus that will culminate in an exhibit opening in March. Their project has turned into a residency with Coffeehouse Press as well, via “CHP in the Stacks.” In their first blog post, they describe their work as “an investigation of the interrelationship of labor, storytelling, institutional infrastructure, and archival knowledge-keeping through the lens of energy—specifically, the historical and contemporary methods of production at Carleton.” You can read the full introduction to this project on CHP’s website.
- Learn more about Leslie Grant.
- Learn more about Casey Deming.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Fact-finding in the Watergate Era
Curated by Patrick Wigent ’19
September 18th – November 26th, 2018
Gould Library, East Wing
On November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon declared, “I am not a crook!” on national television. Less than a year later the president faced a choice: resign or be impeached.
This exhibit presents a selection of reports and evidence used to establish the facts during the Watergate era. Drawn from Gould Library’s archives and government documents, these materials represent a small fraction of the effort made to uncover the truth.
Curator’s Statement:
On November 17, 1973, embroiled in special prosecutor and Congressional investigations, Richard Nixon declared, “I am not a crook!” on national television. It was, however, too late for spin. Less than a year later, the Supreme Court, Congress, and the American people had concluded almost unanimously that Nixon would either have to resign or be impeached. Today, such widespread, bipartisan condemnation a politician seems all but impossible.
As we find ourselves in the midst of another criminal investigation of a sitting president, reminding ourselves of the possibility and necessity of establishing political facts is a vital exercise. This exhibit presents the reports and evidence used to establish the facts of the Watergate scandal by federal and congressional investigators. While these documents are not evidence of perfect impartiality, they do represent a genuine and valuable effort to uncover the truth.
Special thanks to Tom Lamb, College Archivist, and Nat Wilson, Digital Archivist.
Ceramic Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
Curated by Kathleen Ryor and Kelly Connole
September 14th – November 26th, 2018
Gould Library, Athenaeum
This exhibit highlights a selection of ceramics from the Mathonnet-VanderWell Collection at the Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College. Students in ARTH 266/ARTS 236 will do research and prepare exhibition labels for these objects, and they will be exhibited in a larger exhibition of tea ceramics during spring term (2019) in the Groot Gallery of the Flaten Art Museum.
ARTH 266 and ARTS 236 are an experimental dyad in which students register for both the art history and the studio art classes simultaneously. Connole and Ryor have designed these two courses to deeply integrate the study of the history and aesthetics of the Japanese tea ceremony (chanoyu) with the process of making ceramic vessels associated with it. On the art history side, students examine the relationship of social status and politics to the development of chanoyu; the religious dimensions of the tea ceremony; gender roles of tea practitioners; nationalist appropriation of the tea ceremony in the 20th century; and the international promotion of the Japanese tea ceremony post-WWII. On the studio art side, students learn about the basic methods used in creating objects on the potter’s wheel and by hand building techniques traditionally used in Japanese ceramics, are introduced to creative thinking and problem solving, potentially new ways of understanding the creative process, and avenues to better understand cultural appropriation and global influence in ceramics. Together these two courses provide an opportunity for students to learn about another culture and the global influence of a particular cultural practice through a variety of methods that encompass academic study, experiential learning and creative expression.
Artist’s Books by Jody Williams ’78
June 14th – August 24th, 2018
Gould Library, East Wing
Jody Williams ’78 majored in Studio Art at Carleton and went on to earn an MFA in printmaking at Rochester Institute of Technology. Williams has taught printmaking and book arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minnesota Center for Book Arts while publishing her exquisite artist’s books at Flying Paper Press, which she founded in 1989.
Williams’ work is held in numerous public and private collections, including the Walker Art Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society. Most of her artist’s books are included in this display.
Off-Campus Studies Photography Contest Winners
May 17th – August 24th, 2018
Gould Library, 4th Floor
An annual exhibit of photographs by students on Off Campus Studies programs.
Through his Viewfinder: Haldore Hanson ’34
Curated by Leah McClintock-Shapiro ’21
May 17th – August 24th, 2018
Gould Library, 4th Floor
Haldore Hanson (’34) traveled through China during the second Sino-Japanese war and photographed his experiences. These photos were generously donated to Gould Library by Hanson’s family following his death. This exhibit displays a selection of his photos in addition to material from Carleton’s archives about Hanson himself.
To learn more and see an extensive collection of his digitized photographs, visit Halsore Hanson’s China Collection.
The Women’s Magazine
Curated by Ari Zuaro ’18
May 3rd – June 12th, 2018
Gould Library East Wing
This Exhibit provides a brief history of women’s magazines and the issues which have been (catered to) and written about by women. From magazines for the working woman to international publications and those that deal with feminist issues in pop culture, these periodicals display the range and development of women’s voices in print media.
Major/Non-Major
Curated by Ari Zuaro ’18
May 3rd – May 16th, 2018
Gould Library, 4th Floor
An exhibit of artwork by graduating seniors majoring in other academic subjects.
Drawing in the Expanded Field
Curated by Ari Zuaro ’18
April 13th – May 22nd, 2018
Gould Library, Rookery
Through the course of the twentieth century, the liberation of line occurred hand in hand with the breakaway from the containment of sculpture in space, and the reinvention of that (social) space.”
– Catherine De Zegher
This exhibition attempts to highlight what drawing is and may become through a compilation of student work. To begin to understand the field of drawing, two questions come to mind.
- Is drawing a noun or a verb; is it constituted by the object produced or the action one takes to make it?
- Is the essence of drawing captured in representation or mediation?
This exhibit attempts to show the diversity and varied means of re-presentation and translation which capture the essence of drawing. Through protrusion into 3D space, the use of unconventional mediums, and a focus on the process of making marks, drawing may be redefined.
Rachel Breen: The Garment Solidarity Project
April 2nd, 2018, 2:00-5:00 pm
Gould Library
In conjunction with the exhibit The Price of Our Clothes, artist Rachel Breen will preform The Garment Solidarity Project.
The Garment Solidarity Project expresses solidarity with garment workers in Bangladesh and around the world through the act of sewing clothes for the women who sew our clothes. By sewing the common clothing of Bangladeshi garment workers, the shalwar kameez, in public, the “making” process embeds questions about how our clothes are made, into the clothes themselves. With this act Rachel hopes to raise critical questions about how our clothes are made and act in solidarity with these workers.
Rachel Breen: Cairns
March 26th – June 18th, 2018
Gould Library, Athenaeum
Inspired by the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, fragments of concrete are re-imagined as Cairns to aid us in navigating an understanding of how our clothing is made. Ten pieces from this series are on view in the Athenaeum.
Our clothes travel complicated journeys, from human hands in unsafe factories on the other side of the planet, to our closets, our dressers, and our bodies. The women who made then are unseen by us – but the work of their hands surround is.
This work pays homage to the 1,129 garment workers who dies in the collapse of the Rana Plaza Factories on April 24, 2013. I honor the will of the survivors and many other garment workers who struggle to provide for their families under unfair working conditions.
-Rachel Breen
Evidence
March 26th – May 3rd, 2018
Gould Library, 4th Floor, East Wing
A selection of Rachel Breen’s works on paper, including selections from her “Maps” and “Evidence” series, which imagines remnants and shreds of evidence found amoung the charred remains and rubble of garment factory disasters. The “remnants” are sewn back together, as an effort to repair. The work is made in tribute to those who survive factory disasters. The act of remembering can be an act of resistance.
Carbon Free by 2050: A Brief History & Overview of Carleton Utilities
Curated by Ari Zuaro ’18 and Leah McClintock-Shapiro ’21
February 19th – February 26th, 2018
Gould Library, Rookery
A display highlighting Carleton College’s utility history, the new geothermal project, and the Utilities Master Plan.
“From Minidoka to Minnesota”
4:00 – 6:00 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
Deeply Honored (2010) highlights the story of Nisei student Masao “Frank” Shigemura, who attended Carleton for one year (1942-43). After being relocated from his home to an internment camp, and then granted a scholarship to Carleton, Shigemura enlisted in the United States Army, where he met his untimely death in France. Professor Fred Hagstrom’s artist’s book honors Shigemura’s memory, the close relationship that developed between the college and his family, and the legacies of both.
Colors of Confinement
Curated by Eric Muller, University of North Carolina
January 2nd – May 14th, 2018
Gould Library, 4th Floor
This exhibit offers an unusual glimpse of everyday life in a Japanese internment camp. These rare color photographs were taken between 1942 and 1945 by amateur photographer Takao “Bill” Manbo, while he was incarcerated with his family at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in northwest Wyoming. Heart Mountain was one of ten sites where the United States government confined American citizens of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
Unlike most inmates who managed to take photographs in internment camps, Manbo used Kodachrome slide film, and the color has proved enduring and affecting. While documenting celebrations, landscapes, and family portraits, none of the images entirely escape their context, but many capture beautiful, even lighthearted moments that testify to the resiliency of this imprisoned community during this dark chapter in American history.
The Carleton Wood Kiln
December 10th, 2017 – March 9th, 2018
Gould Library, Athenaeum
In the spring of 2009, Carleton ceramics students worked with Donovan Palmquist, a master kiln builder, to construct a bourry-box style wood kiln on campus. The kiln is located near Farm House, and is fired several times each year as part of Carleton’s ceramics courses.
The kiln fits well with Carleton’s focus on sustainable practices, as it is fueled with wood harvested from the Cowling Arboretum, including invasive buckthorn, oak and ash. Over the course of 30 hours, the kiln gently heats up to temperatures exceeding 2300 degrees Farenheit. The ceramic pieces inside the kiln are dusted with ash, as flames lick across the surfaces of the work leaving evidence of their path. The results are stunning.
The pieces on view in this exhibit were created in Beginning Ceramics (ARTS130), taught by Kelly Connole and Juliane Shibata in Fall 2017. They provide a variety of examples of the surfaces and textures that can be achieved through this method of firing. Factors such as choice of clay body and placement in the kiln have dramatic effects on the work—as does luck!
Women’s Studio Workshop
Curated by Ari Zuaro ’18 and Leah McClintock-Shapiro ’21
October 25th, 2017 – March 15th, 2018
Gould Library, 4th Floor
This display highlights artists’ books from Gould Library’s Special Collections created at Women’s Studio Workshop in Vermont. Founded in 1974 in a two-story single-family house, Women’s Studio Workshop is home to a community that encourages education and equity in the arts. With an emphasis on fostering the careers of women artists, the Workshop offers multiple residency and internship opportunities. Many of these residencies provide women with the opportunity to create artists’ books, which utilize a variety of media, binding methods and techniques, a sample of which are included in this exhibit.
Global Carleton, Then and Now
Sep. 5 – Nov. 26, 2017
Gould Library, 4th Floor
This exhibit draws upon materials from College Archives and student work to illuminate Carleton’s history of global engagement. In the century and a half since its founding, Carleton has expanded its horizons well beyond the fields and prairies of Minnesota. This exhibit draws upon materials from College archives and student work to illuminate Carleton’s history of global engagement. The College’s foundational foreign language programs, welcoming attitude toward international students, and tradition of service abroad gave rise to a flood of new ways to connect with the outside world, particularly after the Second World War. Today, Carleton students, faculty, and staff engage with global issues in increasingly innovative ways. Coursework, research, off-campus study, civic engagement, and campus life prepare students to, in the words of Carleton’s mission statement, “become citizens and leaders, capable of finding inventive solutions to local, national, and global challenges.” This exhibit was curated by Mikaela Auerbach ’10, Program Associate, OCS & Global Engagement Initiative, in collaboration with Zoe Adler, Curator, Robert C. Larson ’56 Art in the Library Program.