{"id":61,"date":"2018-09-05T21:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T21:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/martin-springer\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2024-04-19T10:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:00:03","slug":"other-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/martin-springer\/exhibits\/other-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanent and Special Exhibits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Permanent and Special Exhibits<\/h1>\n\n
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Berlin Wall Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Permanent Exhibit at Northern Arizona University<\/h5>\n

In 2013, The Martin-Springer Institute had a leading role in creating an exhibit on the Berlin Wall<\/em> that contextualized the 1961 building and 1989 dismantling of the wall that separated the two Germanies. A big piece of the original Berlin Wall had been donated to NAU by the Baker family in 1993. In a collaborative effort between the Institute and students and faculty from the departments of Comparative Cultural Studies, History, and Interior Design, the exhibit was dedicated in 2014 with a permanent home on the second floor of NAU’s University Union.<\/p>\n

The fragment of the wall, still covered in graffiti and rebar, has been augmented with a display of prize-winning photographs donated by the German Consulate in Los Angeles, East German coins and paper money, and books from that period of time. The large wall fragment is surrounded with see-through fencing and silhouettes of people, symbolizing the separation of the city for 28 years.<\/p>\n

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Echoes of Loss Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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2018 Art Exhibit (Coconino Center for the Arts)<\/h5>\n

Echoes of Loss: Artistic Responses to Trauma <\/em>brought together diverse works by contemporary artists exploring how ordinary experiences, \"\"<\/a>cultural histories, and natural environments are infused with loss and trauma. The invitational show with artists from various national and ethnic backgrounds (Native American, Black American, Jewish American, Iranian, German, Israeli, Slovakian) framed trauma and loss through their echoes, suggesting that art can make the visceral experiences of pain resonate through the textures of a brushstroke, the materiality of a sculpture, or the overlapping images in a filmic collage. The selected works of art depicted loss as a form of physical, psychological, and emotional suffering while mindful of approaching collective and individual traumas with deep compassion.<\/p>\n

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\n \"\"<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/strong>Echoes of Loss: Artistic Responses to Trauma <\/em>was curated by MSI director Björn Krondorfer and art historian Tara Kohn, with the assistance of a NAU student team. It was shown at the Coconino Center for the Arts from April 10 to June 9, 2018.\n

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