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'- I ' V r' ' V'-- f J ’ ' i ' r:fT'Jf r d y : 1 NY's "Steel Angels" come to Gallery East Steel Angels" i now sen I pin ic exhibit by Joan Giordano New Yoik Siiilpitu will open n (iiller Last on Miuh II I') cently in Agrigenio is reflected in her Sieel Angels" is the series' title suggests has a carefully calibrated dispm-it- y sculpture is forged from metal its heart has the oigamcism ol wood and liber - ol mediums and forms papery steely iiiJ obduiatc - that is seldom seen needier A seulptor uul punier who eimo to her euirent woik Irom -- papcrmakmg Giordano pans shcetsol couibin-iii- ! metal with luiulmule them hi w ay s pivr thit stress their aliim-ne- s flexibility and texture At the sumo time her pimtm!s luxe Iveome increasingly sculptural their suiliees layered and appliqued to the mini ol high rebel And sculptures uul paintings alike relied the artist's deep interest in classical and cultures The time Giordano has spent at the ruins ol' ancient cities in South America and Italy including most re hi strength Ted woik's expression of unity between natuicaiid artifact and of art's still vital basis in ritual II the backbone of her and its lormil revtuions the incania-tor- y ring ol prayer In tli abstract enx iroimicni wall sculp-tui- c ol Giordano textural voices ol glaed and bruised coloration liins-hu- ancient and subliminal memory into tangible foi in Hnundu ics bet w ecu the painting and sculpture are erased These wmks speak to the artist's intense connection to the process of nature and to those of human life Gallery Last is open K:30 am to 3:(X) p in Monday through I'riday during school regular days livening and Saturday show s can be arranged by calling KOI 637-2 20 extension 32‘J7 -- 1 New York sculptor Joan Giordano's work will be on display from March 8 through April 12 in CEU's Gallery East beautiful girls : a story about male camaraderie adulthood and relations between the sexes IX'mme's hcaiiiilu1 unis is a ut male camaraderie adulthood and rela- - lions between the sexes Set during winter in the small low not Knight's Ridge Mass Ih'umi)uI fiirls depicts a group ol lilelong buddies uho hang out drink and struggle to connect with the women who alied their decisions dreams and desires Weaving in and out ol their everyday lives IwiMitlul xirls explores the ways jn w hicli men perceive and wrestle with their feelings about women At Stanley "Slinky” Womack's ( Pruitt Taylor Vince) bar and Gina liarrisano's (Rosie O'Donnell) beauty salon the men and w omen ol Knight's Ridge grapple with the joy and frustration of turning 30 Tommy "llirdman" Rowland (Malt k Dillon) and Kev ( Max Pcrlich) his plow snow for a living A lormcr campus stud Rowland peaked in high school As an adult lie continues to harbor feeling- for his Darian Smalls (Lauren Holly) who married well and returns to town with her yuppie husband and young daughter Row land's attraction to Smnllscom-plicate- s Ins relationship with cun cut lover Sharon Cassidy (Mira Sorvino) Paul Kirkwood (Michael Kipuport) side-kic- - h v es w ith Mirdman and also plow s snow Inexorably drawn to siqvr models and he reluses to commit to Jan (Martha Plimpton) his of seven years Consequently Jan begins dating a 40 year-olbutcher which serves only to feed Kirkwood's overwhelming bravado Michael "Mo" Morris (Noah Linmcrich) the lone married man ol the group enjoys a normal family life w uli his high school sweetheart and two kids lie looks lorward to the am v al of Willie Con way (Timothy I luiton ) w ho returns to town for a high scluiol icunion Traveling from New York where lie woiks the piano bar circuit Willie is al a crossroads in his life Although he lives with sharp attorney Tracy Stover the "ideal" woman grl-Irieu- d j(AnnabelhGish)Wlieei)iyt1otc(iminil And the self-i!! tk1 rulat-ionxlu- d posed pressure to accept a sales job and settle down motivates him to come home In Knight's Ridge he meets Marty (Natalie Port man) a "heartbreaker-in-training- " and An- drea (Cilia Thcrman) Slinky's cuusiil from Chicago Iloth of these smart tunny genuine women compel Willie to reassess the value of his life and his relationship with Tracy An Ensemble motion picture featurnirl foing 13 principals cuses on diameter "I think the beauty ol the script is the poctiy that i producer) Scott these characters" to Rosenberg bungs producci Caiy WihhIs notes "lie treats the guys veiy lov ingly even though he calls them a hunch of knuckle heads The women aie waim and they’ie able to give their love to these guys w ho aie m many instances undeseivmg ol it These guys are not smart enough to understand that they should he grabbing al these great women hisicid they liiglitcn the guys oil lint the women are sort of the bcdiock of die community They kind ol sit mound just waiting lor these guys to wake up And sometimes they do and sometimes they don't" Director Ted Demme adds: "These ivople are real I'm Imping that audiences are going to either realize that they're one of the guys or gills or that they kigpy onq qf ilieguys or girk" - |