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ARTISTIC l PHILOSOPHICAL l SPIRITUAL
LARGE PHOTO: RACHEL MULDEZ
SMALL PHOTOS: ADDISON DOTY
PROTAGORAS: ANCIENTS IN ACTION
FANTASÍA FANTÁSTICA: IMAGINATIVE SPACES AND OTHER-WORLDLY COLLAGE The Artist: Rachel Muldez, MA ’10, is participating in her first major sculpture exhibit. Along with three other Latino/a artists, Muldez explores what New Mexican, Hispanic and Latino/a art and subject matter look like. In a Nutshell: “The sculptures ... resonate with evolving understanding of our world and the study of other worlds, galaxies and nebulas. Fantastical worlds are created both by my hand and also in the viewer’s imagination as each visually navigates the compositions I have prepared for them,” said Muldez. Start Viewing: This exhibition can be seen at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, through May 28, 2017. Admission is $6 for adults and free for children 16 and under. Reserve tickets at nhccnm.org. Muldez will be at the museum March 2 and 4 giving talks and demonstrations. She also has two upcoming solo exhibitions in Dallas, at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center Jan. 21 through Feb. 24 and at 500X Gallery April 8 through 30.
The Author: Daniel Silvermintz, MA ’98 MA ’02 PhD ’06, considers the life, ideas and lasting legacy of the pre-Socratic philosopher Protagoras of Abdera (490–420 BC). Still relevant to contemporary society, Protagoras is in many ways a precursor to the postmodern movement. In a Nutshell: “In this short, elegant and readable work, Daniel Silvermintz brings alive one of the most elusive and enigmatic thinkers of the ancient world,” said Steven B. Smith, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science at Yale University. Start Reading: Available on Kindle ($9.99) and in paperback ($22.80) on Amazon.com.
BEHOLD THE MAN: A CATHOLIC VISION OF MALE SPIRITUALITY The Author: Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, MTS ’00, provides a unique, comprehensive exploration of Catholic spirituality for men, rooting Catholic male spirituality in a covenant relationship with God and the cross of Jesus Christ. In a Nutshell: “Deacon Burke-Sivers draws from Scripture and the teaching of the church to encourage men both to ‘man up’ as the heads of their families and share their faith in their households and in their marketplaces,” said Father John McCloskey. Start Reading: Available electronically ($11.67) and in paperback ($15.26) on ignatius.com.
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