VS 200 - Visual Studies Speakers Series, Fall 2008
Mondays at 6:30 PM
Center for the Arts (CFA) Screening Room #112
UB North Campus
Presented by the Department of Visual Studies
The UB Department of Visual Studies sponsors this series with support from the University Art Galleries, Department of Media Study, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Margaret Fox Naughton Endowment.
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The UB Art Galleries and the Department of Visual Studies are presenting an event on Sept 4 to welcome everyone back to UB this fall - we hope that all faculty and students will attend!
Two art openings and a DJ
Thursday, September 4 from 5 to 7pm
Center for the Arts
Exhibition 1:
UB Art Gallery
Lyle Ashton Harris
Blow Up
September 4 through October 18, 2008
This survey exhibition spans nearly twenty years of work, from the early, formal studio self-portraits for which Harris first gained acclaim to the large-scale constructions featured in the 2007 Venice Biennale. Harris approaches photography as social performance. He “blows up” preconceptions of portraiture, mass media imagery and street photography.
Exhibition 2:
The Visual Studies Gallery, B45
Incubation
Organized by UB’s Student Visual Art Organization featuring recent undergraduate work from every concentration and media in the Art program in the Department of Visual Studies.
Music: DJ Nico with Tone Doctor’s Mobile DJ Services
The Department of Visual Studies is inviting you to the TypeCon 2008 conference events in the UB Center for the Arts Main Stage Auditorium, on Thursday night, July 17 This will be the opening session for the conference with introductions preceding a presentation by the conference keynote speakers, a team of three NLXL designers from The Hague, The Netherlands.
The TypeCon 2008 conference will fill Buffalo from July 15 to 20 with workshops, lectures and receptions attended by and featuring some of the most influential designers in the professional and academic world. For complete details on TypeCon 2008: http://www.typecon.com/
SEIZED
Critical Art Ensemble
Institute for Applied Autonomy
June 7 to July 19, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7, 8–11pm
Admission is FREE
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center is pleased to announce the exhibition SEIZED by Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) and the Institute for Applied Autonomy (IAA). The exhibition premieres Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 8–11pm and the opening reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition will remain on view through July 18, 2008. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 6pm and Saturday, 1–4pm.
Following the four year long ordeal of CAE founding member and University at Buffalo Art Professor Steve Kurtz—accused by the Justice Department of “bio-terrorism” and later indicted on charges of mail fraud for procuring harmless bacterial cultures for use in an educational art project—SEIZED presents the artworks behind this case which has attracted worldwide attention and propelled an international arts community to rally to Kurtz’s support and on behalf of freedom of speech. Read More
Dr. Steven Kurtz–the artist accused of bioterrorism in federal court–will make his first public appearance following the dismissal of his case
Thursday, May 29, 2008, 7PM
Eyebeam 540 W. 21st St. (btw 10th and 11th Aves.)
Free and open to the public
New York City, May 23, 2008–In collaboration with the 2008 World Science Festival, Eyebeam announces a very special panel on the ethics of scientific and creative research featuring Critical Art Ensemble’s Steven Kurtz alongside science writer Carl Zimmer, bioethicist George Annas and author Eugene Thacker at 7PM on May 29 at Eyebeam. The panel discussion–Kurtz’s first public appearance since the US government’s controversial case against him was dropped on April 21, 2008, four years after he was first detained–is co-organized with the 2008 World Science Festival and the Berkeley Center for New Media.
On April 29, 2008, Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced the recipients of its 2008 Media Arts Fellowships; the Fellowship program was founded and is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. This year, TFI awarded $715,000 to 22 innovative filmmakers and media artists.
Awarded to filmmakers and media artists whose work is innovative, creative and pushes boundaries, the Fellowships provide support to 22 filmmakers and media artists each year. The Fellowships offer financial support for artists working in the narrative, documentary, experimental, installation and computer-generated media genres. The Media Arts Fellowships recognize the artistic excellence of 20 film, video and new media artists in the United States with cash awards of $35,000 each. The program also awards two additional Fellowships of $7,500 each to emerging film and video artists.
PAUL VANOUSE
Buffalo, NY
Latent Figure Protocol is an installation in which human DNA samples will be treated in order to produce images. This live scientific experiment will be performed for audiences and recorded for subsequent exhibition. The images created will comment upon issues related to DNA fingerprinting, Eugenic theory and the genetic basis of identity.
Paul Vanouse’s work, which touches upon genetics, identity and history, has been exhibited internationally. He has previously been recognized with awards from Ars Electronica, Creative Capital and New York State Council on the Arts. Vanouse currently teaches in the Department of Visual Studies at SUNY in Buffalo.
Link to full article at Renew Media
“Totally Wired”
at Soundlab
Wed. May 7, 7-10 PM
“Totally Wired” features interactive installations, sonic experiments and media performances by students in Visual Studies courses: Interactive Computer Art and Real-Space Electronic Art. Artists include: Jason Acquilano, Jozef Bajus, Seokhwan Cheon, Sullivan Kerry Sheehan, Josh Petroski, Angel Rivera, Josh Rutski, Rob Rzeznik, Dan Sieracki, Olivier Delrieu-Shulze, Jessica Thompson, Bingxia Yu. These artists are based in the Departments of Visual Studies and Media Studies at the University at Buffalo.
Soundlab (dedicated to the music, media & performance of Big Orbit Gallery)
110 Pearl St, corner Pearl/Swan (entrance behind building)
Buffalo, NY—A process that has taken nearly four years may be coming to an end. On Monday, April 21, Federal Judge Richard J. Arcara ruled to dismiss the indictment against University at Buffalo Professor of Visual Studies Dr. Steven Kurtz. Read More
FRIDAY APRIL 25 1-3PM
The lawn directly west of The Center for the Arts
Bodies performing structures: this annual collaborative event features artworks creatively investigating the themes of BODY BASED ARCHITECTURE, MOBILITY, PORTABILITY AND MINIMAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Presented by the students of ART 120: Public Space, Department of Visual Studies – University at Buffalo
What: Meet the City game (description below)
When: May 2nd at 5:45pm-8:30pm
Where: Allentown (starting location TBA)
Who: Teams of 3 people
WHY? Because it’s a lot of fun!
Meet the City is a two hour, supercharged scavenger hunt that encourages teams to investigate different areas of the city and interact with the people in it. Various clues lead players to ten checkpoint locations and their next photo assignment. Each checkpoint has a topic and a minimum number of people required for it. Some topics are meant to cause reflection (Worst Presidential Moment) and others are just plain fun (Broadway Musical). After deciding on an idea for the topic’s photo, teams must get other non-players to help them act it out and then send the photo via picture messaging to the Central Game Phone. When the two hours are up all teams meet back at the designated location to share experiences and judge each photo submission. Points are counted and the winning team receives the coveted Roaming Gnome.
Interested? Check out the website at meetthecity.calhoonplay.com to see the pictures from the last game!
How?!? If you have a full team of three - that’s great! But if you have two or one people I will find you a full team. Just send me your names, email addresses, and a team name (if there’s two or three of you) to:
morgan@calhoonplay.com
You will get a reminder email a few days before the game.