Sunday, September 23, 2007

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Syracuse Gallery Director's Dismissal Sparks Protests

By ARTINFO

Published: September 21, 2007


SYRACUSE, N.Y.—The dismissal of the director of an art gallery associated with Syracuse University has spurred protests from local art professionals and university personnel, reports the New York Times.

Astria Suparak, director of the Warehouse Gallery since its founding last July, was told on September 7 by Jeffrey Hoone, who oversees the university’s art centers, that her employment would be terminated effective September 30. She says she was not given a reason beyond the restructuring of the gallery, although she adds, “My aesthetic is very different from his. I’m interested in street art, riot grrl, and D.I.Y. aesthetics." University officials deny that the dismissal has anything to do with the exhibitions Suparak mounted, but people in the college town’s arts community believe otherwise. Many have protested her dismissal at syracuse-warehouse.blogspot.com.


Source:
http://www.artinfo.com/articles/story/25680/syracuse_gallery_directors_dismissal_sparks_protests

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