LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 16, 2014) — The piece, an exploration of people, place and promise, will be celebrated with a presentation, "Nation of Nations: Awakening to a New World," and reception at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in the UK Libraries Athletics Auditorium. The event and reception are free and open to the public.
"Nation of Nations" includes a series of 10 works embodying the spirit of many different peoples and creeds: Incan, Kenyan, Mexican, Moroccan, Cherokee, Hindu, Hebrew, Creole, Arab and Russian. On each one, the phrase, “Have Mercy on Us,” is written in a different language: Cherokee, Chinese, English, Arabic, Hindi, Hebrew, Swahili, Latin, Russian and Haitian Creole. In addition, the titles of the 10 paintings echo the anthems, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" and "America the Beautiful."
"Nation of Nations" was installed in 2011 in recognition of a central theme of UK's general education curriculum, UKCore. The curriculum, implemented in Fall 2011, embraces arts and creativity and the ideas of citizenship in a contemporary context.
Now in its third year, UKCore embodies what the university believes every graduate will need in order to compete in a global marketplace, participate in democratic self-governance, and live a well-intentioned and meaningful life.
Guyon's art has been exhibited in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Memphis and Los Angeles, and appears in public and private collections including those of the Keeneland Foundation, Yum Brands, FedEx, Morris Museum of Art, the Art Museum at UK and more.
As the premier research library in the Commonwealth, UK Libraries provides ever-expanding access to quality information resources, services and programs. UK Libraries locations include the William T. Young Library, the Agricultural Information Center, the Hunter M. Adams College of Design Library, the Education Library, the John A. Morris Library (Gluck Equine Research Center), the Kentucky Transportation Center Library, the Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center, the Medical Center Library, the Science Library, the Shaver Engineering Library and the Special Collections Library.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (16 de abril, 2014) — Después de 3 años de tener la pieza “Nation of Nations," de la artista de Lexington, Marjorie Guyon, la University of Kentucky Libraries se despide de esta maravillosa obra de arte que explora a personas, lugares y diferentes promesas. El haber tenido la pieza fue un gran honor para la Universidad, por lo cual se dará una recepción de despedida este jueves 17 de abril a las 7:00 p.m. en el UK Libraries Athletics Auditorium. El evento “Nation of Nations: Awakening to a New Wrold” no tiene costo y está abierto al público.
El evento incluirá una serie de 10 piezas que representant el espíritu de diferentes culturas y creencias, entre las cuales se encuentran: Incas, Kenianos, Mexicanos, Marrocos, Cherokees, Hindús, Hebreos, Creoles, Árabes y Rusos. Cada pieza incluida tiene la frase “Have Mercy on Us” escrita en un idioma, ya sea Cherokee, Chino, Inglés, Árabe, Hindi, Hebreo, Swahili, Latín, Ruso, Haitiano o Creole. Además, el nombre de cada pieza resuena el himno de “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” y “America the Beautiful.”
La exhibición “Nation of Nations” se instaló en UK en el 2011 como parte de la nueva adición al currículum general de UKCore. Este currículum, implementado en el otoño del 2011, busca promover el arte, la creatividad y ciudadanía en un contexto moderno.
Actualmente en su tercer año, UKCore representa lo que la universidad cree que es necesario que cada egresado necesitará para competir en un mercado global, para poder tomar decisiones importantes y para poder vivir una vida llena de buenas intenciones.
El arte de Marjorie Guyon ha sido exhibido en Nueva York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Memphis y Los Ángeles; tanto en colecciones públicas como colecciones privadas, entre ellas la colección de Keeneland Foundation, Yum Brands, FedEx, Morris Museom of Art, el Art Museum at UK y muchas más.
UK Libraries es el principal método de investigación en el Commonwealth, por lo cual busca siempre proveer y expandir el acceso a información, servicios y diferentes programas. Entre las diferentes ubicaciones se encuentran, William T. Young Library, Agricultural Information Center, Hunter M. Adams College of Design Library, Education Library, John A. Morris Library (Gluck Equine Research Center), Kentucky Transportation Center Library, the Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center, Medical Center Library, Science Library, Shaver Engineering Library y Special Collections Library.