Tompkins County Public Library To Host Special Tour of Exhibit Unnamable Name

ITHACA--Tompkins County Public Library welcomes Curator Todd Ayoung as he leads a special tour of the exhibit "Unnamable Name" at 1 pm, Saturday March 8.

The tour is free and open to the public. It will begin at the Reference Desk and lead patrons through the book stacks. It will be followed by a special, large screen showing of the six videos featured in the exhibit, which will take place in the Borg Warner Community Meeting Room at 1:30 pm.

Unnamable Name has proven a controversial exhibit, garnering comments ranging from, “This is not a good idea” to “Very interesting” and from “What is the point? This is a waste of money” to “a very bold statement, I like it.”

This tour gives patrons the opportunity to learn more about the exhibit and the intent of the curator, and to understand why some of the artists chose to feature the work they have included. The screening of the videos included in the exhibit will give patrons the opportunity to see them on a large screen rather than on the standard-size screen of the Library’s public computers.

It is hoped that some of the local artists whose work is featured in the exhibit will be present as well.

For more information about the exhibit, visit www.tcpl.org/exhibits/unnamablename, or contact Sally Grubb at (607) 272-4557 extension 232.