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Kathleen Stoughton, University Art Gallery, (619) 534-0419, kstoughton@ucsd.edu, or Kate Callen, (619) 534-0361, kcallen@ucsd.edu

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS EXHIBITION OPENS APRIL 8 IN THE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY AT UCSD

New Voices/New Visions: 23 Contemporary Artists will be on view April 9 through May 29, 1999, in the University Art Gallery at the University of California, San Diego. A reception for the artists and curators will be held April 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the University Art Gallery. This event is free and open to the public.

New Voices/New Visions features the work of 23 contemporary artists nominated by six guest curators from the San Diego area. The curators are Ellen Fleurov, director of the California Center for the Arts Museum; Diana Gaston, curator of the Museum of Photographic Arts; Dr. Joseph Monsen, photography collector; Leah Ollman, art critic and writer; Italo Scanga, UCSD Visual Arts professor; and Doug Simay, collector and gallery director of Arts College International.

Artists chosen for the exhibition include Daniel Aksten, Juan Carlos Alom, Ben Anderson, Eve Aschheim, Radcliffe Bailey, Jeff Brouws, Derrick Buisch, Jim Campbell, Brett Cook-Dizney, St(phane Couturier, Kim Cridler, Carlos Estrada-Vega, Tristin Lowe, Mariko Mori, Marie Navarre, Han Nguyen, Michael Norton, Robert ParkeHarrison, Leeanne Schmidt, Fazal Sheikh, Hoang Van-Bui, Chris Verene, and Martin Whist.

Featured work includes photography, painting, sculpture, installations, and video art, and ranges from figurative to abstract, analytical to whimsical. The artists represented examine technology, the resurgence of abstraction, environmental issues, gender, cultural identity, the urban landscape, fantasy and documentation.

The Gallery is located at the west end of Mandeville Center on the UCSD campus. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment for groups of 10 or more. Admission is free. For information, call the gallery at 534-2107.