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Mellencamp painting show is curatorial training ground for Eskenazi students
Along with his music career, Hoosier rocker John Mellencamp has maintained a painting practice for decades. Exploring sociopolitical themes in an Expressionist idiom, Mellencamp’s paintings are currently on view at IU’s Eskenazi Museum of Art. The show was curated by Eskenazi School students led by painting faculty Caleb Weintraub and former EMA director David Brenneman.