CORAL GABLES, FL.-Billie Lynn: Uncanny, will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from August 6 through September 4, 2005. The one-person exhibition features interactive, kinetic sculptures and a series of “tapings” (low relief works in duct tape) that explore the liminal state between subject and object. As Freud stated in his essay, The Uncanny, “…a condition for awakening uncanny feelings is created when there is intellectual uncertainty whether an object is alive or not, and when an inanimate object becomes too much like an animate one.” Her “toys,” as Lynn refers to the kinetic works, are props for personal theater. “If you make your own toys as a child or as an adult,” Lynn states, “they often serve very individual purposes – they also offer a way to investigate subjects not easily accessible in the real world. All the works in this exhibition function as surrogate objects for desires or fears I cannot confront in reality.” Lynn, a UM Assistant Professor of Art, will conduct a guided tour of the exhibition at the Closing Reception on Thursday, September 1, at 7 PM.

Also on view through September 4, Go Figure! Multicultural Aspects of Human Form in Art, Selections from the Permanent Collection, in which human form can be seen to transcend 5,000 years of artistic media and cultures. The exhibition features highlights from the permanent collections at the Lowe, linking them thematically by the connective thread of figuration.