David Travis, curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago,
will address the subject 'Photography and the Pleasures of Deception' in
an upcoming lecture at Grand Valley State University.
Travis will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, in the Loosemore
Auditorium of the DeVos Center, 401 W. Fulton St. A reception and
book-signing will follow the lecture, which is free and open to the public.
Travis, who has headed the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of
Photography since it inception in 1975, has been responsible for dozens
of major photography exhibitions at the prestigious institute. He is
also the author of numerous exhibition catalogues, essays, and books,
most recently 'At the Edge of Light: Thoughts on Photography and
Photographers, on Talent and Genius,' published in 2003.
The event is sponsored by Grand Valley's School of Communications in
celebration of its 20-year anniversary. Other upcoming events include:
April 7: James Carey, communications scholar, speaking on 'The Future
of Communications Studies ';
April 14: Lee Thayer, communications theorist and nationally recognized
business consultant, speaking on 'Communications and the Human
Condition.' The free lectures are at 7 p.m. in the Loosemore Auditorium,
DeVos Center.
For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/soc or call 331-3668.
The pleasures of deception
Apr 2, 2004
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