September 2019 College News

TEXAS STATE GALLERIES The Texas State Galleries are physically located within the School of Art & Design at Texas State Universit y PHILOSOPHY OF THE ENCOUNTER AUGUST 26 – NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Philosophy of the Encounter (2016–18) by Tatiana Istomina is based on the story of Hélène Rytman, who was murdered by her husband, the prominent philosopher Louis Althusser, in 1980. Althusser’s texts continue to be appreciated while Rytman has been forgotten despite her role in Althusser’s life and infuence on his intellectual career. In death, as in life, Rytman is silenced—an insignifcant woman lost in the shadow of her famous husband. Istomina reconstructs their story from Hélène’s point of view and explores the implications of these events on Althusser's philosophical theories. Never before seen together in its entirety, Philosophy of the Encounter is a multi-media body of work consisting of sculptures made in collaboration with artist Mona Sharma, a puppet-performance staged for video, works on paper, and an artist book. UPCOMING EXHIBITION: EVERY WARE (Works by Texas State Art and Design Alumni) October 14 - November 12 To fnd out more, please visit: www.txstgalleries.org 6 | September | College News