Philadelphia exhibit highlights olfactory art

An installation piece by Oswaldo MaciĆ” invites visitors to open the trash cans and smell what\'s inside.Philadelphia’s Ester M. Klein art gallery is the temporary home to an olfactory art exhibit about scent.

“Odor Limits,” co-presented by the Monell Center and the University City’s Science Center, explores the potential of smell in aesthetic experience, using scents to delve into “pressing, contemporary themes about cultural difference, personal identity, spirituality, and the body.” Artists include Oswaldo MaciĆ” (London), Jenny Marketou (Athens/New York), Chrysanne Stathacos (Toronto/New York), and Clara Ursitti (Glasgow).

The exhibit is free to the public, and will be at the Esther M. Klein Gallery through June 28, 2008.

Related Links:

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery

A review of the exhibit in TheTriangle.org

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