Fall 2008
Aug. 27 - Oct. 9
Posters of Discontent
http://www.postersofdiscontent.com
University Art Gallery
Reception: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Gallery Talk by Andrew Maniotes, the exhibition curator, at 6:00p.m.
Timed to coincide with the run-up to the presidential election, this invitational exhibition features posters that speak out on current political and social issues. Participating designers come from both from the U.S. and abroad. Poster design has a history of activism. In addition to calling for social changes, the works in this show attempt to enact some. Most of the pieces were produced using hand rendered printing techniques, but posters printed using offset lithography will also be included. Copies of posters will be available for purchase with proceeds going to a charity of each designer’s choice. The opening reception will feature a local DJ.
Sept. 8 - Oct. 18
(un)Civil Defense: featuring artwork by Zachary Orcutt and Claire Rau
Ford Gallery
Reception: Monday, Sept. 8, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Exhibiting the work of Zachary Orcutt (Zorcutt) and Claire Rau, (un)Civil Defense examines the human penchant for resolving issues with violence, a topic of great relevance in this, the sixth year of the war in Iraq. Orcutt’s mocking sculptures of futuristic, personal military devices reveal both the American obsession with individualism and the fear-mongering endemic to contemporary American society. While Orcutt takes a boys-with-toys approach to warfare, Claire Rau looks at the long history of violence from a feminist viewpoint. Ancient weapons and wars are interpreted through the medium of textiles, traditionally the domain of women. Scenes of biblical violence are depicted in the style of delicate medieval manuscripts. Rau’s larger installations allude to Vietnam, terrorism and the genocide of Native Americans.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 6:00p.m.
Lecture by Paul Shambroom
Halle Library Auditorium
Photographer Paul Shambroom is best known for his projects examining power structures within the United States. Recent projects include Meetings, a collection of photographs of municipal and community meetings across the country, and Security, a series documenting anti-terrorist training camps in the post-9/11 era. Shambroom’s work has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Julie Saul Gallery, both in New York; at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago. Three monographs of his photos have been published.
Oct. 14 - Nov. 24
EMU as Muse: A Project of the Telegraph Art Collective
University Art Gallery
Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5:00-7:00p.m.
Gallery Talk by the Telegraph artists at 5:00p.m.
Comprised of seven members with diverse disciplinary backgrounds, TELEGRAPH is an artist collective that originated in Detroit. Their members are now scattered across the country in Birmingham, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Fort Collins, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Thus, the name Telegraph describes both their long-distance method of collaboration and pays homage to Telegraph Road, the ubiquitous Detroit thoroughfare. In mid-October Eastern Michigan University will become the object of Telegraph’s artistic inquiry. The artists will not bring finished works to Ypsilanti, but with parts, pieces, sketches and notes in hand, they will descend on campus and spend three days creating site-specific work. The detritus, people and resources of EMU and vicinity will become both their subject and media as they engage with the area’s built and open spaces.
Oct. 21 - Nov. 24
George Legrady: Cell Tango
Ford Gallery
Reception: Tuesday, Oct. 21, 4:00-6:00p.m.
Cell Tango, the Global Collaborative Visual Mapping Archive, is an animated, interactive installation that features a dynamically evolving array of images transmitted from all over the world by participants using their cell phones. The organization of the images/texts is based on data from the point of origin: area code, carrier, time, date, and categories/descriptions created by contributors. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to add their own photos and interact with those of others in real time. The work examines the most recent products of popular culture, raising questions about technology’s impact on identify and society. EMU’s showing of Cell Tango is co-sponsored by the Art and English departments and by BathHouse, EMU’s interdisciplinary and hybrid arts journal.
Dec. 1 - Dec. 19
Annual Juried Student Art Show
University Art Gallery
Reception: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Awards presentation at 5:00p.m.
Open to the Art Department’s undergraduates, this juried show provides a unique opportunity to present the work of our talented students to the public. Work in painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, printmaking, metals, ceramics, textiles, and graphic design will be shown. Award winners in various media and categories will be announced at the reception.
Dec. 1 - Dec. 19
Graduate Thesis Exhibitions
Ford Gallery
Dec. 1 - 5 TBA
Dec. 8 - 12 TBA
Dec. 15 - 19 TBA Ford Gallery and University Art Gallery Hours:
Mon. and Thurs.: 10:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Tues. and Wed.: 10:00a.m. - 7:00p.m.
Fri. and Sat.: 10:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Larry Newhouse, Gallery Programs Director
Website: http://emich.edu/fordgallery
734-487-0465, 734-487-1077
larry.newhouse@emich.edu
|
