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Monday, August 27, 2012
Liu Bolin: The Sociology of the Invisible Body
Monday, August 27 - Saturday, September 15 All Day - Art Gallery (AG)
http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries
Reception: Saturday, September 8 4-7pm
Gallery Talk: Wednesday, September 5 10am
Through Performance photographs and sculptures if the internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Liu Bolin, this exhibition explores the interaction of art and society in contemporary China and the complex relationship between individuals and the living environment that they at once rely upon and are confined within. Works included in this exhibition focus on Liu's observation and comment of the political, economic and social environment that has shaped the way Chinese people perceive themselves in a rapidly changing contemporary society. They also reveal the tension between individuals and society. They also reveal the tension between individuals and society as a whole, a topic that shares a worldwide relevance.
West Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 12-4pm, Thurs 12-8pm
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Faculty Exhibition: In Two Parts
Saturday, September 22 12:00 pm - Saturday, October 13 4:00 pm - Art Gallery (AG)
http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries
Gallery Talk: Monday, September 24 10am
Closing Reception: Saturday, October 13 4-7pm
The CSUN Art Department's faculty exhibition continues with Part Two and includes current bodies of work by Mark Farquar, Jim Kelley, Lesley Krane, Laurel Long, Michelle Rozic and Christian Tedeschi.
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 12-4pm, Thurs 12-8pm
Burning Wall Street
Saturday, September 22 - Saturday, October 13 All Day - Art Gallery (AG)
http://www.csun.edu/artgalleries
Gallery Talk: Monday, September 24 10am
Closing Reception: Saturday, October 13 4-7pm
The Burning Wall Street installation combine a miniaturized Wall Street replete with matchstick banks and mixed media "occupiers" and the infamous burning bank paintings by artist Alex Schaefer, whose work inspired this project. Organized by Art Education Professor Edie Pistolesi, with 150 students participating in creating this project, Burning Wall Street is dedicated to the "99%".
West Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 12-4pm, Thurs 12-8pm
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Cirque Chinois The National Circus of the People's Republic of China
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Great Hall
http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/calendar/cirque-chinois/
One of China’s most celebrated circus troupes will perform works filled with extraordinary acrobatic grace. Cirque Chinois, The National Circus of the People's Republic of China, has been performing in its unique style for over sixty years, influencing circuses the world over, including Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Breathtaking movements performed on the flying trapeze, interspersed with deft juggling and mouth-dropping body contortions, will mesmerize and astound.