2013 Exhibits

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  Visualizing the Supernatural: Yūgao in The Tale of Genji

  April 2 – June 10, 2013
  Curated by the students of the Kyoto! A Cultural Metropolis course, this exhibition features objects from DePauw University’s permanent collection and two prints on loan from Scripps College located in Claremont, California. The works of art reflect Heian-era (794-1185) Japan’s belief in the supernatural, centering on the tragic figure of Yūgao, the Twilight Beauty, who was loved by the eponymous “hero” of The Tale of Genji and paid the ultimate price—Yūgao was murdered by the angry spirit of one of Genji’s jealous lovers. Written at the beginning of the eleventh century by a woman, Murasaki Shikibu, and considered the world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji inspired and continues to inspire creative minds in the arts, spawning not only paintings and prints, but also noh and kabuki plays, literary parody, as well as homage, film, manga, and anime. Yūgao in particular seems to have captured the imagination of readers, despite appearing in only one of the novel’s fifty-four chapters.

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  Looking Back / Looking Forward: Richard Peeler and His Students

  February 12 - June 10, 2013
  In honor of DePauw's 175th anniversary, LOOKING BACK / LOOKING FORWARD: RICHARD PEELER AND HIS STUDENTS examines the artistic legacy of Professor Richard Peeler and Marj Peeler, along with work by nine of his former students: Sara Behling, Richard Burkett, Bing Davis, Susan Galloway-Blue, Nancy Lovett, Ginny Marsh, Christine Rales, Charles Todd Wagoner, and Georgette Zirbes. The exhibition features a range of functional ceramics as well as sculptural work from the past 50 years.

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  Annual Juried Student Exhibition

  February 7 - March 22, 2013
  The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition features works created by current DePauw students enrolled in studio art courses. This year's exhibition was juried by Sarah Aubrey, Curator of American Art, at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.

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  Genji's World in Japanese Woodblock Prints

  January 31 - April 21, 2013
  The Tale of Genji, written over 1,000 years ago by the Japanese court lady Murasaki Shikibu, has greatly influenced Japanese culture, seen in paintings, prints, short stories, novels, noh plays, kabuki performances, operas, movies, symphonies, manga and anime. Featured in this exhibition is a rich array of woodblock prints by many of Japan's leading artists, drawn from the Scripps College collection and the personal collection of Jack and Paulette Lantz. An elaborately illustrated book, edited by Dr. Andreas Marks and published by Hotei Publishing, is available for purchase from Amazon.com. The exhibition is organized by Dr. Bruce Coats, Professor of Art History and Humanities, in conjunction with two classes on Japanese arts. The book is funded in part by the Blakemore Foundation, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Union Bank, and the Aoki Endowment for Japanese Arts and Cultures.