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Los Angeles-based costume artist Phillip Boutte Jr. to visit GVSU
November 06, 2017
Phillip Boutte Jr., Los Angeles-based costume concept artist will visit GVSU to discuss the intersection of film, fashion and art during a panel discussion at Grand Valley State University on November 8, at 7 p.m., in the Loosemore Auditorium, Downtown campus. In his career, Boutte has created concepts for “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Man of Steel,” “Star Trek,” “Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” and “Inception.” His upcoming projects even include Disney's “A Wrinkle in Time” and Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.”
Joining Boutte on the panel will be Grand Valley faculty members Durwin Talon, assistant professor of illustration and foundations, and Julie Goldstein, assistant professor of film and video production. The panel will be moderated by Kim Roberts, chair of the Visual and Media Arts Department and professor of film and video production. Suzanne Eberle, professor of art history at Kendall College of Art and Design, will also sit on the panel.
For more information about this event, contact the Visual and Media Arts Department at [email protected] or (616) 331-3486.