{"id":1794,"date":"2017-12-08T15:17:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T21:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/?page_id=1794"},"modified":"2025-10-19T19:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:23:12","slug":"the-lost-art-of-healing-art-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/the-lost-art-of-healing-art-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Art of Healing (Art Installation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 24, 1997 &#8211; May 18, 1997<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1795\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah1.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Art of Healing, floor view\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The art installation, <em>The Lost Art of Healing<\/em>, by Eric Avery (artist\/psychiatrist University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston), was held at the University Art Museum-Mitchell Hall, Art History Gallery. The exhibit explored the clinical art space where visual art and medicine come together. On Friday April 24th and Saturday April 25th, Dr. Avery, gave a series of art\/medicine &#8220;actions and lectures&#8221; with Jane Petro, MD (New York Medical College) and performing artist Lily Pink. While Dr. Avery gave medical examinations, Dr. Petro gave plastic surgery consultations, and Lily Pink represented the business (and theater) of medicine by hawking contemporary snake oil.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1796\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1796\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah2.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Petro performing in Lost Art of Healing installation\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah2-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plastic surgeon Dr. Jane Petro consults Jeffrey Hayes (51ÁÔÆæ) and<br \/>Patricia Mellencamp (51ÁÔÆæ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1797\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1797\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah3.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Lily Pink selling snakeoil\" width=\"400\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah3-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York performing artists Lily Pink hawks some modern snakeoil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1798\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1798\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah4.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Eric Avery and Lily Pink\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah4-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Eric Avery and Lily Pink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1799\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1799\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah5.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Paul Brodwin and Dr. Eric Avery\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2017\/12\/lah5-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Brodwin (51ÁÔÆæ) and Dr. Eric Avery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 24, 1997 &#8211; May 18, 1997 The art installation, The Lost Art of Healing, by Eric Avery (artist\/psychiatrist University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston), was held at the University Art Museum-Mitchell Hall, Art History Gallery. 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