New York University

New York University

The Office of Public Affairs

Monday, Nov 19, 2007

N-177, 2007-08

Media are invited to attend the opening reception, Friday, Nov. 30 from 5-7 p.m.

Artist Mary Button Is The 2006 Daniel Rosenberg Fellowship Award Winner

An exhibition by Mary Button, the 2006 Daniel Rosenberg Fellowship winner in the Department of Photography & Imaging at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, will go on view November 30, 2007. Entitled The Hymnbook Project, the exhibition features works that explore the difficult relationship between faith and history in the American South.

The Hymnbook Project opens November 30, 2007 and will remain on view through January 5, 2008 in the Gulf+Western Gallery (rear of lobby), located at 721 Broadway (at Waverly Place). Gallery hours are 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The exhibition is open to the public and admission is free. A photo ID is required when entering the building. (Please note: The building will be closed from December 23 through January 2, 2008). For further information, call 212-998-1930; or visit www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu, or email photo.tsoa@nyu.edu. For information about the artist and project, visit www.thehymnbookproject.org.

The Hymnbook Project comprises 15 artist books, each addressing different aspects of Southern culture, in personal narratives that explore topics as diverse as anti-Catholic propaganda in Louisiana, the novel Gone with the Wind, and the Civil Rights Movement. Antique bibles, Sunday School primers, funeral home fans, sheet music, and other religious ephemera were collected from South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia and Texas and used in the creation of these books.

The Daniel Rosenberg Fellowship was established in 1989 by Irwin and Civia Rosenberg in memory of their son Daniel, who completed his B.F.A. degree in the Department of Photography in 1988. Each year since its inception, the fellowship enables one graduating senior to pursue a project involving travel.

Mary Button is a Southern-born but Brooklyn-based book artist. Last June, her work was featured as part of a showcase of emerging artists in the Festival of the Photograph. She is currently a production manager at artnet.com.

The Department of Photography & Imaging is an intensive four-year BFA program centered on the making and understanding of images. It is a diverse department embracing multiple perspectives. The students work in virtually all modes of analog, digital, and multimedia photo-based image making, exploring photo-based imagery as personal and cultural expression. For further information on the department, please visit www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu.