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Explore David Levinthal’s intimate portraits of dolls that reveal the hidden desires and cultural myths shaping American sexuality.
EVENT INFORMATION
Exhibition Dates: September 3 – November 16, 2024
Opening Reception: September 6, 2024, 6:00-8:00 p.m. edt
Artist Talk & Reception: October 17, 2024. 5:00-8:00 p.m. edt
Press release from Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Embodied Desires: An Introduction to Intimate Alchemy from Liana Zhou, Director, Kinsey Institute Library & Special Collections
Director’s Note: Welcome to Intimate Alchemy: David Levinthal’s XXX Polaroids! from Dr. Justin Garcia, Executive Director, Kinsey Institute at Indiana University
CRITICAL COMMENTARY
Alchemist David Levinthal transforms plastic into XXX flesh by Claude Cookman.
Soft Edge: An Artist’s Journey by Jennifer Pearson Yamashiro.
ABOUT THE KINSEY INSTITUTE LIBRARY & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
The Kinsey Institute Collections encompass print materials, film and video, fine art, artifacts, photography, and archives. The Institute has collected publications, objects, art, and data from six continents. Its holdings span more than 2,000 years of human history, and run the gamut of technologies—from ink on paper, to microforms and CD-ROMs.
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