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Duo Couturier/Lafargue

One Week Art Residency, Multi-media Exihibition and Artist Talk

Canadian multi-media artists Louis Couturier and Jacky Georges Lafargue visited the University of Rochester February 24 to 28, to participate in an art residency at the new Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation and the Sage Art Center.

During the week, the artists conducted informal workshops with students and work on the printing and editing of their most recent projects. The residency culminated with an artist talk and multi-media installation created specifically for Rettner Hall, designed as a hub for the arts, sciences and engineering on the University's River Campus.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History and the Humanities Project, this work is be the first artwork displayed inside Rettner Hall.

photos by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester

  • man on lift in Rettner Hall

    Canadian multi-media artists Louis Couturier (left) and Jacky Georges Lafargue install their work in the lobby of Ronald Rettner Hall at the University of Rochester with help from Sage employee Derek Crowe (in lift).

  • men on power lift

    Jacky Georges Lafargue (right) installs artwork with help from Sage employee Derek Crowe.

  • men arranging prints on tables

    Louis Couturier (left) and Jacky Georges Lafargue prepare to install their work.

  • men arranging prints on tables

    Louis Couturier (left) and Jacky Georges Lafargue prepare to install their work.

  • men by stairs, looking up

    Louis Couturier (right) and Jacky Georges Lafargue (centert) install their work in the lobby of Ronald Rettner Hall with help from Sage employee Michael Leonard.

  • pictures on white wall

    "Earthworks: Asbestos & Copper."

  • curved view of art in Rettner Hall

    "Earthworks: Asbestos & Copper" - a fish-eyed view.

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    "Earthworks: Asbestos & Copper."

  • pictures on wall, looking down hall

    "Earthworks: Asbestos & Copper" - a long view of the hall.

  • photo of lake in a mine area

    "Earthworks: Asbestos & Copper" - a close-up view.