EUGENE–Joe Fracchia, an associate professor in the Robert Donald Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, will give a gallery talk, "Embodied Culture," at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, during the free MusEvenings! weekly program at the University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1430 Johnson Lane.

Fracchia is an expert in European intellectual history. His lecture compliments the exhibition, "Web of Confession: Paintings by Masami Teraoka," at the UO art museum through May 9.

Through this collection of 21 paintings, Teraoka, a preeminent Japanese artist, offers contemporary approaches to religion, confession, sexuality, gender and technology while providing fascinating commentary on the contemporary world as the 21st century approaches. Viewer discretion is advised due to the subject matter of some of Teraoka’s sharp-edged images.

The Museum of Art, accessible to people with disabilities, is open from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Suggested admission is $3, except on Wednesdays when the MusEvenings! program offers free extended viewing hours from 5—8 p.m. Museum members, students, UO employees and children are admitted free.

For more information, browse http://uoma.uoregon.edu or call (541) 346-3027.

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