16 Videos / Days

16 Videos / Days
An Educational Program Featuring a Selection of Videos by Contemporary Artists

Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery
University Galleries at the University of Florida

October 10 – October 31, 2025

From the 10 to 31st of October, the Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery will be presenting a series of videos as part of its Educational Program, including a series of videos from private collections and archives. The selection includes a wide range of interests, subjects, and time frames, as well as the opportunity to revisit known and discover new authors. Artists will include Marina Abromovic, Ana Mendieta, Sergio Vega, and others.

Through the videos presented, the exhibition will question preconceptions about video art and explore artist videos as a “mirror” rather than traditional ideas of artworks as “windows” through which to view the world. The videos will interrogate concepts and ideas often taken for granted, such as time, memory, the built environment, and the natural world.

Gallery visitors will have the opportunity to view the works in the gallery space as a “black box” rather than a white cube, allowing for immersion into the visual and auditory choices by the artists.

Additional information
The graduate program in Art History at the University of Florida offers a global art history program covering a breadth of content from across time and space. The program also offers a graduate certificate in curatorial studies. For more information, please visit: https://arts.ufl.edu/academics/art-and-art-history/programs/art-history/degreesways-
to-study/

About University Galleries
The University of Florida University Galleries’ mission is to be a platform for relevant and experimental art research and a place where pressing contemporary conversations are amplified and shared with the university and expanded communities. The UG advances the School of Art + Art History’s commitment to the visual arts by offering an experimental space to bring people together around art and ideas, improving accessibility and inclusivity through direct student and community engagement; increasing the school’s visibility as a center for critical discourse around artistic research, production, and scholarship, leading with preeminent programming.

University Galleries are comprised of three art galleries. Gary R. Libby University Gallery (GRLUG) provides the greater Gainesville community with a contemporary venue that explores new directions in visual art, incorporating historical perspectives. Exhibitions feature nationally and internationally known artists, studio art faculty, and MFA graduating thesis projects. The Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery and the Constance and Linton Grinter Gallery of
International Art present art exhibitions that are organized by graduate student curators, in conjunction with the director of the galleries, allowing students to learn experientially about curation, organization, and exhibition making.

Directions & Accessible Parking
Gary R. Libby University Gallery is located at the intersection of SW 13th Street and SW 4th Avenue in Fine Arts Building B on the University of Florida campus.

Accessible Parking
There is a reserved gallery parking spot located behind the main Gallery (Gary R. Libby University Gallery). From SW 13th Street, enter campus via Stadium Road, then take into the Gallery’s driveway to your left. A temporary parking permit can be retrieved at the Gallery’s reception desk.

Daytime Parking
Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. are the normal hours of restriction when an appropriate permit is required to park for most areas of campus. However, many areas are enforced differently, so always check the signage at each location where you park to determine the specific hours when a permit is required for that area. Please check the
following link for more information: https://taps.ufl.edu/customer-resources/parking-restrictions/

Reception Parking
The closest parking to the Gary R. Libby University Gallery is the lot behind (to the west of) Tigert Hall. From University Avenue, enter campus via Buckman Drive and turn left onto Union Road. Follow Union Road through the 4-way stop. The parking lot entrance is on the right just past Walker Hall. Parking restrictions for this lot are lifted
at 5:30 p.m.

Contact Us!
Questions? Contact us at (352) 273-3000.
Gary R. Libby University Gallery
400 SW 13th Street
Fine Arts Building B (FAB)
Gainesville, FL 32611

Address

1370 Inner Road

Phone

(352) 273-3000

Website

Gary R. Libby Focus Gallery Website