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BY JAMES JOHNSON
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f a picture is worth a thousand words, then a sculpture should be
worth at least a half million. Just think how many pictures can be
taken of one sculpture. On February 11th through May 7th, Meth-
odist University will play host to not one, but 20 of them, by world
renowned French artist, Auguste Rodin.
e exhibit, titled "Rodin: Portraits of a Lifetime and Selections
from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collections," will be displayed at the
school's David McCune International Art Gallery building, which first
opened at the University back in 2010 and has since given the community
and the school's students, firsthand experience with countless acclaimed
artists. Still, even for a gallery that has seen the likes of Pablo Picasso,
Silvana Foti, the gallery's executive director, remains in a state of disbelief
at the University's luck.
"is is just really exciting. It is exciting that we are a gallery that you
wouldn't think would be able to get a show like this," Foti said. "is type
of exhibit would usually be in
a museum with a huge staff,
with people trained to handle
the art in a certain way. We
have a small staff here and
recognize that this is a rare
opportunity."
In fact, the exhibit, made
possible by the Iris & B. Ger-
ald Cantor Foundation, is al-
lowing the University to dis-
play the exhibit. It is the same
foundation that gied 29 Ro-
din sculptures to the North
Carolina Museum of Art in
2009.
Rodin is considered one of
the greatest artists of all time
and is oen referred to as the
Sculpture
CULTURE
The
Age of
Bronze
art
Methodist to feature the work
of world renowned French
sculptor Auguste Rodin
