Arturo Vega retrospective to open at Rauschenberg Gallery on November 4
The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at the Lee campus Florida SouthWestern State College opens Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective with a public reception from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4. This ambitious survey runs through December 17 and will include guest lectures, performances and a panel discussion exploring Arturo Vega’s broader impact on popular culture and contextualizing his work as a visual artist.
A collaboration with The Arturo Vega Foundation in New York City, Empire: An Arturo Vega Retrospective is the late Mexican-born artist’s first solo U.S. museum retrospective and features photography, collage and a number of iconic canvases from the artist’s Supermarket and 
Silver Dollar series (begun in the 1970s), his Flags and so-called “word paintings” from Insults and other series produced during the 1980s, ‘90s and aughts.
The reception is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, please visit http://www.RauschenbergGallery.com or telephone 239-489-9313.
November 3, 2016.
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.