Art meets literature during the Culture Initiative’s Troubled Life: A Commemoration of Edgar Allan Poe at Baku Art Gallery. The opening reception — to take place on the night of Poe’s mysterious death — is set for Oct. 7, from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. For the exhibition, participating artists were assigned to create artwork for a specific story by Poe. “The Black Cat,” “The Pit and The Pendulum,” “The Raven,” “The Fall of The House of Usher” (see pictured painting by Travis Lakeman) and other gloomy tales are among the selections. Exhibition continues through Nov. 2. Baku Art Gallery, 3200 N. Davidson St.
This article appears in Oct 5-11, 2010.
