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D’AGOSTINO: Lights a spark in
students’ eyes with new showcase
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One area o f D ’Agostino’s focus
is propaganda in the 50s. She
remembers Bert the Turtle, who
was a tool that the govemment.used
to teach children how to duck arid
cover in case o f the atomic bomb.-
“We used to have to hide under
qur desks like that, like they show
in the film and it was terrifying,”
D ’Agostino said. “And they had
that cute little turtle tolling us what
to do and I think the turtle was sup
posed to be reassuring somehow
to. kids but somehow w e knew that
this was totally terrifying. And the
turtle didn’t help, it just made us
feel like everyone w as lying to us.”
The collage shows videos o f the
atomic bomb going off, kids hiding
under school desks and ends with
drawings by teenagers who sur
vived die World War II bombings
o f Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
During the artist reception
students piled into the Alexander
Gallery to hear what D ’Agostino
had to say about her work, and she
answered student questions. Kate
Simmons, gallery director for the
Alexander Gallery, said, “I wel
come you to explore these five
experimental videos and as well go
over to Maiylhurst’s Art Gym to
see her (D’Agostino’s) retrospec
tive. It’s a collection o f her work.”
Part time student Rebekah
Kamierowicz said, “so far I think
it’s pretty cool. It makes your m ind
think.”
D ’Agostino said,
“I hope
people go out and see :1hat [show
at Marylhurst]. T he show at
Marylhurst is a combination o f
a retrospective o f new work and
there is a lot more. There are sculp-
tures and architecture and all kinds
o f stuff.” ;
it
We used to have to
hide under our desks
like that, like they
show in the film and
it was terrifying.”
Fernanda D’Agostino
Artist
“O n . Screen:
Fernanda
D ’Agostino:
Single Channel
Videos 2007-2013” by D ’Agostino
will be showing in the Alexander
Gallery through Dec, 12. The gal
lery is opened 9 a m . to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
A snapshot o fD ’Agostino’s piece which deals with fears and grief
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