Over the course
of five days in September, 1922, the ancient city
of Smyrna on the west coast of Asia Minor was burnt
to the ground by Turkish troops under the command
of Mustafa Kemal. The majority Greek and Armenian
populations were obliterated in an act of what has
come to be called in our time "ethnic
cleansing."
Artists
Annee Spelios
Scott
and
John Rexine
document
their personal involvement with the events of
Smyrna in this multi-media installation, with a
beautiful yet haunting electro-acoustic soundscape
by John Mallia.
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Related
Events:
Saturday April 1, 2000,
Opening Reception, 2 - 5 pm, Fuller
Museum of Art.
Saturday April 8, 2000,
Marjorie Housepian Dobkin, author of
Smyrna 1922: The Destruction of a City will
speak at the Museum at 2pm. Call (508)588-6000 for
more details.
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