Third Party
CTRL + SHFT Collective, Oakland
November 6th – December 3rd, 2016
Zoe McCloskey (MFA 2013) will present a new body of work in group show Third Party
For more information visit http://ctrlshftcollective.com/
California College of the Arts Fine Arts Department
Graduate Program in Fine Arts
Zoe McCloskey (MFA 2013) will present a new body of work in group show Third Party
For more information visit http://ctrlshftcollective.com/
A Matter of Fact presents a new body of work from Toyin Ojih Odutola (MFA 2012). With vibrant pastel and charcoal drawings developed out of her unique pen ink and pencil style, Ojih Odutola presents a meditation on the expression and constructs of wealth. From a portrait of a mother and daughter enjoying an equestrian afternoon to the commanding presentation of The Marchioness elegantly poised presiding within a mansion, these drawings allow one to recognize wealth, as it exists beyond fact or questioning.
Often with apathetic expressions, the drawings render various characters from the UmuEze Amara Clan, a fictionalized aristocratic family. The creation of space becomes an act of portraiture as the detailed articulation of the rich textiles and elegant furniture perform a certain kind of resolute wealth. However, in this portrayal, Ojih Odutola constructs space for the audience to reevaluate their perceptions and expectations of this wealth as an act of intentional creation.
https://www.moadsf.org/exhibition/a-matter-of-fact-toyin-ojih-odutola/
Eligibility: Pioneers from anywhere in the world working in various disciplines
The call for proposals for Forecast’s second edition has just started. Until November 30, pioneers from anywhere in the world working in various disciplines may submit their project ideas. Selected participants will have the chance to work with accomplished mentors toward bringing their projects to fruition, and to present them to the public.
Following its first edition in 2015–16, Forecast has sought out curator Hou Hanru (CHN), designer Heather Martin (GB), video artist Bjørn Melhus (DE/NOR), architect Philippe Rahm (CH), choreographer Richard Siegal (USA), and composer Jennifer Walshe (IRL) as this edition’s mentors.
Forecast will invite 30 applicants to discuss their ideas and present them to the public at the Haus der Kulturen der Welth (HKW) in Berlin during the Forecast Forum from March 27 to April 1, 2017. At the end of the Forecast Forum, each of the six mentors will select one concept to accompany to its realization. The outcome of these collaborations will be presented October 16-21, 2017 at the Forecast Festival at the HKW. forecast-platform/open-call/
Tabakalera—International Centre for Contemporary Culture—aims to inspire reflection on contemporary issues through a programme of seminars, presentations, workshops, screenings and exhibitions, as well as to support artists and cultural agents through different production programmes.
Through the residency programme for 2017, Tabakalera intends to invite artists, curators and other cultural agents to apply for a residency to develop different projects. The open call covers three different kinds of residency and a total of nine proposals will be selected by a mixed commission. https://www.tabakalera.eu/es
Victoria Heilweil has been devoted to a project that is very personal for her. Turning her camera away from her home, she has put her energy into a documentary series that is important not just for her, but for many. For the past 20 years Heilweil has been an educator and she currently has a child in a San Francisco public school. The artist had become angry, frustrated and incredulous at how teachers are portrayed in the media; and that they are blamed and vilified for our mounting issues in education. To quote Heilweil, “My first hand experience of being excessively micro managed when I was an instructor at a certain college, and shock at how little funds my daughter’s classroom was given for yearly supplies, motivated me to start photographing. “San Francisco is facing a substantial teacher shortage. A few months ago the Sunday Chronicle featured a cover story about how teachers are being priced out of the Bay Area, and that in nearly all other districts are paid more than in our city. Yet despite this, all the educators Heilweil met were sincere and incredibly committed to their jobs. They really embody the idea of “No Child Left Behind”(not just the name of President Bush’s legislative act, but also the title of Heilweil’s long term project). The teachers were unwilling to let kids slip through the cracks and fought for them to succeed. They love their jobs and are inspiring and inspired.Victoria Mara Heilweil believes strongly in the importance and power of education. “No Child Left Behind”celebrates K-12 educators, showing them with compassion and grace in order to pay respect to the selfless people that do such an important and overlooked job. Her project is a love letter to teachers: her heroes.This work will be on view at Rayko Photo Center from September 14th – October 14th with an opening reception on September 14th, from 6-8pm, shortly after school begins this fall. A perfect time to celebrate these educators!There will also be a screening of “Oyler,” a documentary film by Amy Scott about a Cincinnati public school fighting poverty in its Urban Appalachian neighborhood, on October 13th at 7pm at RayKo. Not to be missed!
Fashion is a form of language. What we wear broadcasts critical information about us and serves as a visible indicator of social rank, profession, ethnicity, or status. This exhibition of Asian textiles and other works from the Cantor’s collection demonstrates how costume and objects of personal adornment functioned as a method of identification and display from the late 18th century to today. Ranging from Qing court costumes to Indonesian textiles, the selection on view spotlights visual symbols while showcasing rarely displayed garments.
Ed Ruscha and the Great American West includes 99 works that reveal the artist’s engagement with the American West and its starring role in our national mythology. This exclusive exhibition has been organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and celebrates the career of one of the world’s most influential and critically acclaimed artists.In 1956, at the age of 18, Ed Ruscha left his home in Oklahoma and drove a 1950 Ford sedan to Los Angeles, where he hoped to attend art school. His trip roughly followed the fabled Route 66 through the Southwest, which featured many of the sights—auto repair shops, billboards, and long stretches of roadway punctuated by telephone poles—that would provide him with artistic subjects for decades to come.Nine sections reveal Ruscha’s fascination with the evolving landscape and iconic character of the “Great American West” in symbolic, evocative, and ironic renditions. These include works that depict gasoline stations, long an important element of Ruscha’s work, as well as others that comment on Los Angeles and the film industry, such as his famous “Technicolor” images of the Hollywood sign. The exhibition also includes works in which a word or phrase is the sole subject, often depicted in a variety of forms that simulate poured liquids, cut ribbons, or spray paint. Ruscha continues to work steadily at the age of 78, and this exhibition includes prints made as recently as 2015. He maintains a studio in the California desert and makes regular road trips through the spare and evocative landscapes that first inspired him as a young man. Ruscha has now worked in California for more than 50 years, and this exhibition celebrates his long commitment to exploring the American west as both romantic concept and modern reality.
Come together for a celebration of food, music, and destruction that crosses borders. People’s Kitchen Collective will narrate the demolition of the wall along with music by La Pelanga. Chefs Norma Listman and Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik will prepare guajolotas, sandwiches stuffed with a tamal, to fuel a border crossing – or a border smashing. The demise of the wall culminates with a sweet handful of piñata candy.
Argentinian artist Liliana Porter is a master at distilling life and art to simple profundities through humorous juxtapositions of incongruous objects. For her first exhibition at the gallery in four years, Porter premieres a new video, Actualidades/Breaking News. In addition to the video, the exhibition showcases a full range of new work, including paintings, sculptural objects, installations, works on paper, and photographs, each challenging the proposition that time is linear and reality graspable.
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