AGNES ETHERINGTON ART CENTRE University Avenue & Queen's Crescent Queen's University Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 tel: (613) 533-2190; fax: (613) 533-6765 email: agnes@post.queensu.ca internet: www.queensu.ca/ageth/
		•Kazuo Nakamura: The Method of Nature April 21 - September 8, 2002
			The exhibit focuses on two important facets of Nakamura's work: a formative period of painting from 1954 to 1964, and his exploration of number structure systems that began in the mid-1970s and has continued to the present. His interests have included not only compositional innovations but also issues of science in order to understand the building blocks and foundation of nature. The works indicate the spirit of their time, but the overview presents the ineffable spirit, the artist's search for truths that can stand the test of time, and indeed tests time itself.
		•Learn Well and Progress Daily: Posters from the Chinese Cultural Revolution June 29 - October 27, 2002
			This exhibit presents images of youth in propaganda posters produced during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976, when propaganda posters were a primary means of communication, and at a time when access to information was limited, millions were created and widely circulated. Chairman Mao Zedong rejected the idea of "art for art's sake" and claimed that politics should be the purpose of art, to promote socialist goals for the people. The vibrant posters in this exhibit not only demonstrate the role of posters in disseminating Party ideology, but also show how youth embodied hope for the future of China. Youth are represented as diligent, selfless soldiers, as in the portrayal of Lei Feng and as leaders of tomorrow, as in the iconic figure of young Mao.
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