Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, October 29 - 31, 2010

Oct 29, 2010 at 8:00 am
German photographer Murat Türemis traveled to Indonesia right after the 2005 Tsunami and again in 2010 to document the progress and changes. View his black and white photographs of the devastation at the Webster University May Gallery through November 24. Find details on this event and more in the list below.

Caspar Stracke: No Damages: Tuesdays-Saturdays. Continues through Dec. 4, free. UM-St. Louis-Gallery 210, 1 University Dr. at Natural Bridge Rd. (East Dr, Bldg 44), Normandy, 314-516-5976, www.umsl.edu/~gallery.

Murat Türemis: After the Tsunami: Photographs of the devastation wrought by the 2005 tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and of those same locations in 2010. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, October 29. Oct. 29-Nov. 24, free. Webster University May Photography Gallery, 8300 Big Bend Blvd. (2nd Fl., Sverdrup Bldg.), Saint Louis, 314-961-2660, www.webster.edu/maygallery.

Abstraction: Prints from the Permanent Collection: Abstract art by Jean Arp, Wassily Kandinsky, Frank Stella, Karel Appel and many other recognized masters. Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday, October 29. Wednesdays-Sundays. Continues through Dec. 31. Saint Louis University-Museum of Art, 3634 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, 314-977-3399, http://sluma.slu.edu.

Editor's note: If you don't see your show listed, please leave the information in the comments (and drop a note to [email protected] so we can list it in the online calendar). All art openings are free unless noted. For a full list of all ongoing art shows in the St. Louis area, please click here.