People wanting to learn more about "Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth" and to
experience, first hand, the acclaimed Syracuse University exhibition are invited to a
special two-part program, Friday, Sept. 19. Gary Radke '73, the exhibition's scholarly
advisor, and Domenic Iacono, SUArt Galleries director, will deliver a joint lecture at
10:30 a.m. in Shemin Auditorium of the Shaffer Art Building. The lecture will be
followed by guided tours of the exhibition at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the SUArt
Galleries. The program, which is free and open to the public, is part of "Rethinking
Michelangelo: A Series of Lectures, Concerts and Special Events" and the 2008
Homecoming + Reunion Weekend. Registration for the tours is required and is
available at http://homecoming.syr.edu.
Radke and Iacono spent several years organizing the exhibition, in association with
Pina Ragionieri, guest curator and director of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Italy.
The show includes more than a dozen original drawings and writings by the
Renaissance master, some never before seen in the United States. "This exhibition
provides a rare opportunity to explore the many sides of Michelangelo's career. As
such, it will educate students and the public alike to broaden their appreciation and
understanding of this great genius," says Radke, Meredith Professor and Dean's
Professor of the Humanities.
Adds Iacono: "This exhibition stands alone, in my mind, as the most notable in
Syracuse in years. Already, we've had thousands of visitors."
"Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth" runs through Oct. 19 on the SU campus
and from Nov. 4-Jan. 4 at the University's Palitz Gallery in New York City. For more
information about the exhibition and "Rethinking Michelangelo," visit
http://michelangelo.syr.edu.
Homecoming + Reunion Weekend is Sept. 18-21 and features a variety of cultural,
educational and athletic events throughout campus. The weekend concludes with a
free recital by soprano Anita Johnson Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The
program, titled "From Sonnets to Spirituals," includes settings of Michelangelo
sonnets by Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf and Benjamin Britten.
