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Published: Dec 18, 2009

Featuring "Wild is the Wind" at the Gutstein and Pei Ling Chan Galleries, "Hearts and Minds" at the Hall Street Gallery, and "I Live Within You" at Alexander Hall Gallery.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The SCAD exhibitions department announces "Africa on My Mind: Contemporary Art, Home and Abroad", an exhibition series held in Savannah in conjunction with the Third Biennial Art History Symposium organized by the SCAD art history department. Two group exhibitions, "Wild is the Wind" and "Hearts and Minds", will be presented at Gutstein Gallery, Pei Ling Chan Gallery and Hall Street Gallery, while "I Live Within You", a solo exhibition featuring artist Youssef Nabil, will be held at Alexander Hall Gallery. All exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

"Wild is the Wind"
Gutstein Gallery, 201 E. Broughton St., Jan. 8-Feb. 28, 2010
Reception: Friday, Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m.
Gutstein Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Pei Ling Chan Gallery, 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Jan. 22-March 12, 2010
Pei Ling Chan Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Paying homage to the 1957 American standard "Wild is the Wind", made popular over several decades by musical icons including Johnny Mathis, David Bowie, George Michael, Cat Power and Nina Simone, this exhibition brings together a collection of recently produced work that resonates in profound ways with the enduring tune. The song lyrics make an appeal for love, intimacy, escapism and transcendence as "love is like the wind, and wild is the wind." Similarly, each work in the exhibition offers poetic visual and emotive moments through the exploration of translation, fantasy, epic voyages, and deep engagements with melancholia. Artists include Ghada Amer, Lara Baladi, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Nicholas Hlobo, Odili Donald Odita, Zineb Sedira and Penny Siopis.

"Hearts and Minds"
Hall Street Gallery, 212 W. Hall St., Feb. 19-March 12, 2010
Reception: Thursday, Feb. 25, 5-6:30 p.m.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Organized by Thomas Dry Barry, renowned South African artist/curator invited by SCAD to guest curate the exhibition, "Hearts and Minds" investigates narratives and depictions of Africa in relation to America with an emphasis on the themes of absence and presence in contemporary art, media and archival material. Artists include Clinton De Menezes, Anton Karstel, Cedric Nunn and Ernestine White. A series of films from various African and African-American contemporary artists also will be featured.

"I Live Within You" solo exhibition with artist Youssef Nabil
Alexander Hall Gallery, 668 Indian St., Feb. 19-March 12, 2010
Reception: Thursday, Feb. 25, 5-6:30 p.m.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

An exhibition of alluring, hand-colored photographs by Cairo-born artist Youssef Nabil, "I Live Within You" focuses on three unique, but interconnected series and brings together images that span more than 15 years of the artist's production. "I Live Within You" includes intimate portraits of notable artists, writers, actors and filmmakers, glamorously staged cinematic stills and haunting self-portraits. The collective imagery reflects Nabil's longing to displace time and immortalize his encounters via the seductive tropes of classical cinema.

Third Biennial Art History Symposium

The Third Biennial Art History Symposium, "Africa on My Mind: Contemporary Art, Home and Abroad", will be held Feb. 26-27, 2010, in Savannah, Ga. The goal of the symposium is to encourage representation by a variety of media and scholarship regarding cultural and geographical areas in Africa and the African Diaspora. Simon Njami, an independent curator, lecturer, art critic, novelist and essayist will deliver the keynote address Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, 7 p.m., at SCAD's Arnold Hall, 1810 Bull St. The full Africa on My Mind symposium session schedule is available at www.scad.edu/arthsymposium. All sessions take place at Arnold Hall.