YOKO and the WINDOW WALL, new works by Anthony Plaut

MOUNT VERNON — On Jan. 13 – Feb. 10, 2008 the Peter Paul Luce Gallery will host the exhibition of recent works by Professor Anthony Plaut titled YOKO and the WINDOW WALL. The exhibition opens with a reception for the artist, Sunday Jan. 13, 2-4 p.m. The exhibition includes oil paintings, sculpture, drawings and an homage to Yoko Ono. An artist’s talk will be held in the Peter Paul Luce Gallery Thursday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.

Plaut was born in Boston, and raised in Palo Alto, California and Washington D.C. He earned his B.S.S. from Cornell College, his MFA from the University of Chicago and joined the faculty at Cornell in 1988. He has exhibited widely throughout the Midwest, with major shows in Chicago and Des Moines.

Of his recent work he says, “I tend to work in series, and this show includes three different directions I pursued during this period. There are very tight connections between pieces within each series and somewhat less obvious connections from series to series. One of the benefits of having a large show like this is the opportunity to stand back from the individual works and see them each as part of a totality.”

“Since the late seventies I have been aware of the art work of Yoko Ono and a few years ago I saw her retrospective exhibition in Minneapolis,” said Plaut, “I was very inspired by her conceptual ingenuity and gentle aesthetic.”

Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday: 2-4 p.m. This exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. Admission is free and open to the public.