The following is from Seton Hall University:
Seton Hall University’s Walsh Gallery presents “The Cure for Anything.” The exhibition celebrates the 165th anniversary of the publishing of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Consisting of historical objects and contemporary art, “The Cure for Anything” will examine humanity’s fascination with the sea in Melville’s time as well as today. Artifacts from Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, the Museum of Early Trades and the University’s archives will be featured in the show alongside artwork by Dahlia Elsayed, Eileen Ferara, Sunil Garg, Matthew Nicolosi, Viviane Rombaldi Seppey, Daniel Spink and Amanda Thackray. Curators Chelsea Levine and Katherine Tedesco invite visitors to examine how mind, body, soul, and ego drew Ishmael and many others to the sea.
Notes Tedesco, “Herman Melville’s Moby Dick is a brilliant work which captures the strong desire to set loose unto the sea and escape reality. The book is still relevant after 165 years, as exemplified by the artists and artifacts in this exhibition, demonstrating how the sea profoundly resonates in both historical and contemporary contexts.” In conjunction with the exhibition, Dr. John Bryant, Professor of English at Hofstra University will give a lecture titled “Opening Moby-Dick: Melville and the Digital Archive” in the Beck Rooms on February 23, 2016 at 7pm. A Pop-up Museum will also take place, inspired by the well-known maxim “The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.” The pop-up museum is a temporary exhibit created by the visitor participants. Visitors are invited to bring an object, memory or souvenir that relates to the notion of the sea as a curative. Objects will be on display for the duration of the one day museum on February 11, 2016 at the University Center Living Room from 10:30am to 5:30pm.
For more information, see www.shu.edu/walshgallery or contact gallery director Jeanne Brasile at 973-275-2033-Seton Hall University is located at 400 S. Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey, 07079. The Walsh Gallery is open 10:30am to 4:30pm Monday –Friday.
Photo Caption: Eileen Ferara. “100 Boats: 12 of 100” Liberty State Park, Caven Point beach installation, block print on various papers, driftwood, jute and cord, dimensions variable, 2013.
ABOUT SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
One of the country’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been developing students in mind, heart and spirit since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous academic programs, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Seton Hall, which embraces students of all religions, prepares its graduates to be exemplary servant leaders and global citizens. In recent years, the University has experienced record-breaking undergraduate enrollment growth as well as nearly a 100-point increase in the average SAT scores of incoming freshmen. Since 2007, Seton Hall students and alumni have been awarded 18 Fulbright Scholarships as well as other prestigious academic honors including a Rhodes Scholar. A founding member of the new Big East Conference, the Seton Hall Pirates field 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports teams.
The university’s beautiful main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles from New York City – offering its students a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university’s nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark.
For more information, visit www.shu.edu.
