Sources: Nancy Morrow, 785-532-1759, nmorrow@k-state.edu;
and Robert Bubp, 316-978-7704
News release prepared by: Megan Wilson, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Thursday, September 13, 2007
K-STATE ART DEPARTMENT TO HAVE CLOSING RECEPTION FOR ARTIST ROBERT BUPB
MANHATTAN -- The department of art at Kansas State University will have a reception for Robert Bupb, an artist and professor at Wichita State University, from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, in the Chapman Gallery in Willard Hall.
The reception will mark the closing of Bupb's exhibition at K-State. Bupb's "Uneasy Finder (Dallas and OKC Version)" features a multimedia installation that includes multiple videos and sound recordings, inkjet prints and wall drawings. The show's title refers to a type of laminated tourist map produced by Rand McNally that is heavily abridged for the largest cities in the United States.
Bupb's work focuses on two U.S. cities, Dallas and Oklahoma City, and on maps and labels that were excluded in Rand McNally's Easy Finder maps versions. Bupb says the exhibition presents questions not only about what was included in the map, but what was excluded and the reasons behind the exclusions, as well as what viewers can expect to find in unfamiliar places in large cities.
According to Bupb, the exhibition examines sprawl, racism, classism, gerrymandering and tourist control and direction. Bupb said the exhibition also touches on biases about the unknown and presents interesting aspects of what defines a place.
Both the closing reception and the exhibition are free and open to the public.