Elizabeth Lee [Browns Presentation]
TALK: Wed. Apr 27, GR Gallery @ 6:00 pm; SHOW: Apr 25-29, GR 201
Elizabeth Lee – Moorish Spain: Demystifying a Cultural Identity
From April 25th-29th, the exhibition of recent Robert S. Brown Traveling Fellowship recipient Elizabeth Lee will be on display at the Greene Building.
The April 27th presentation will begin at 6:00 pm in the Greene Gallery, where Lee will lecture about her experiences abroad followed by a reception at her exhibition space.
“The research explores the complex cultural identities of southern Spain and Portugal; regions in which a lineage of cultural conflict and tension are made manifest in built works. Much of what we think of today as classically Spanish works contain key moves transplanted into the cultural zeitgeist through a process of occupation and oppression. The investigation seeks to demonstrate the lasting effects of Islamic culture on these regions that serve as an architectural embodiment and demonstration of these various historical and cultural layers.”
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