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UMMA: April 2011 exhibitions and events
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From: Stephanie Rieke Miller <srieke@umma.umich.edu>
April 2011 exhibitions and events:
"Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists" opens, Jazz
Series, FestiFools, and novelist Richard Ford!
OPENING EXHIBITION
"Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists"
April 2 through June 26, 2011
Korean ceramics have been admired since the 12th century for their
superb craftsmanship and original shapes, techniques, and design, as
well as for their visual reflection of the culture's history and soul.
This exhibition focuses on five artists with well established
reputations in Korea, whose visually stunning ceramic objects
acknowledge and engage with Korean clay traditions yet embody
innovative, unexpected art making and conceptual approaches. "Life in
Ceramics" brings together for the first time the work of Kim Yikyung,
Lee In Chin, Lee Kang Hyo, Lee Young-Jae, and Yoon Kwang-cho. These
contemporary ceramicists take familiar, everyday forms such as bowls
and vases as a starting point from which to explore the astonishing
beauty of these shapes as works of art. Each produces work grounded in
Korea's ancient ceramic traditions, but takes it in new and often
surprising directions. Objects from each artist's everyday ware
collection will also be shown, so that visitors can examine how each
artist makes the distinction between fine art and functional design.
"Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists" was organized and
produced by the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It was made possible by a major
grant from the Korea Foundation. Additional support was provided by
Korean Airlines. UMMA's installation is made possible in part by the
University of Michigan Health System, Office of the President, and Nam
Center for Korean Studies, and by the Friends of the University of
Michigan Museum of Art, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural
Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
"Photoformance: An Empathic Environment"
March 19 through May 15, 2011
This new multimedia installation brings together the work of Ernestine
Ruben, experimental photographer of the human form; Monica Ponce de
Leon, architect of highly sensual, muscular, and poetic structures;
and Peter Sparling, choreographer/video artist of new movement forms;
with music by Erik Santos, composer of scores for a wide range of
musical ensembles and Butoh performances. The supple, dynamic
environment they will create together will feature a video synthesis
of photographic imaging and the choreography of actual bodies
projected onto the skins of a multilayered, membrane-like structure,
providing a walk-through body and a luminous web for visitors to
explore.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the University of Michigan
Office of the Provost. Additional support has been provided by UM's
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, School of Music,
Theatre & Dance, Office of the Vice President for Research, and
Digital Media Commons at the James and Anne Duderstadt Center.
"Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld
Folk Art Collections"
Ongoing
This exhibition allows visitors to explore two extraordinary
collections of art—the Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
Collection of Wood Art and the Daniel and Harriet Fusfeld Folk Art
Collection. The Bohlen collection presents an astonishing range of
contemporary artworks fashioned from wood and includes works that
explore traditional and non-traditional vessel forms as well as works
that are more purely sculptural. The outstanding objects that make up
the Fusfeld collection are both geographically and historically wide-
ranging, including work by early 19th-century itinerant folk
portraitists as well as late 20th-century sculpture and painting by
"outsider" artists from the American South, Midwest, and Northeast.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Charles H. and
Katherine C. Sawyer Endowment and the Richard and Rosann Noel
Endowment Fund.
EVENTS
Exhibitions Related Programs
Artmaking
Life in Ceramics: Korean Transfer Pottery
Saturday, April 2, 9, 16, 1–3:30 pm
$27 UMMA and AAAC Members and UM students/$35 non-members; lab fee
$10, materials included
Advance registration is required. Register online at
annarborartcenter.org.
Korean potter Daria Kim will guide you over the course of three
sessions. You will construct, decorate, and glaze a vase based on the
exquisite pieces in the exhibition Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary
Korean Artists, on view April 2 through June 26.
Lecture: Male Worlds–Female Worlds: Gender Specific Aspects of Early
Joseon [Chosŏn] Painting
Friday, April 8, 4 pm
Tappan Hall, 855 S. University Avenue, Room 180
Dr. Burglind Jungmann will give a public talk that analyzes Korean
paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries and unwraps layers of social
significance and cultural background. The lecture will shed light on
the shaping of male and female roles in early Joseon [Chosŏn] society
and on the role that Buddhism played in this Confucian world. This
event is cosponsored by UM History of Art Department and UMMA.
Dr. Jungmann joined UCLA as Professor of Korean Art History in 1999
and held an appointment as Adjunct Curator of Korean Art at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art from 1999 to 2003. Her teaching and
research interests include the history of Korean painting in its
cultural, social, and political contexts, and the exchange in art
between China, Korea, and Japan. Her book Painters as Envoys: Korean
Inspiration in Eighteenth-Century Japanese Nanga was published by
Princeton University Press in 2004. Most recently, Dr. Jungmann served
as guest curator for the UCLA Fowler Museum's Life in Ceramics
exhibition, which is on view at UMMA April 2 through June 26.
Lecture: Life in Ceramics–Ceramics in Life: Five Contemporary Artists
and Korean Tradition
Sunday, April 10, 3 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Dr. Burglind Jungmann, Professor of Korean Art History at UCLA and
curator of the Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists
exhibition, will give a talk that explores the themes of the
exhibition and focuses on the role of Korea's rich ceramics tradition
in inspiring these five artists and the fluid character of ceramics as
both functional objects and works of art.
Performing Arts
SMTD at UMMA Concert Series
6 x 8
Saturday, April 2, 12–4 pm
Six new eight-minute music dramas—consisting of libretti by MFA
graduate students in creative writing and music by graduate students
in composition, and performed by voice and instrumental students from
the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance—will be performed in spaces
throughout the Museum. The concert is directed by Professor Joshua
Major.
This concert is made possible in part by the Katherine Tuck Enrichment
Fund.
SMTD at UMMA Concert Series
Just Gorgeous: Sacred Art and Music in a Secular Milieu
Sunday, April 3, 8 pm (pre-concert talk at 7:15 pm)
Apse
The UM Chamber Choir, directed by Professor Jerry Blackstone, performs
stunning sacred works, such as Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei, Herbert
Howells's Requiem, UM Assistant Professor of Composition Kristin
Kuster's Home, Felix Mendelssohn's Hora est, and selected African
American spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan. Join us for a pre-concert
talk with Professor Blackstone and UMMA Senior Curator Carole McNamara
to explore connections between these musical pieces and works of art
in the UMMA collections.
This program is made possible in part by the Katherine Tuck Enrichment
Fund.
Jazz Series
Adam Unsworth Quartet
Wednesday, April 20, 8–9:30 pm
Forum
Adam Unsworth, Associate Professor of Horn at the University of
Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, is joined by Ann Arbor
jazz favorites for a mix of original compositions and jazz standards.
Performers include Cary Kocher on vibraphone, Andrew Kratzat on bass,
and Pete Siers on drums.
This monthly series, curated by UM Associate Professor Adam Unsworth,
presents outstanding local artists in an intimate setting. This series
is made possible by the Doris Sloan Memorial Fund.
Film
No Impact Man (2009)
Tuesday, April 12, 7 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high
consumption Fifth-Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making
no environmental impact.
This program is presented by the UM Center for Ethics in Public Life.
Special Events
FoolMoon with FestiFools
Friday, April 1, Dusk (approx. 7 pm)
West lawn of Museum at Orion sculpture
In celebration of five years of foolery, FestiFools introduces
FoolMoon! Starting at Orion, Mark di Suvero's enormous red sculpture
on UMMA's west lawn, this sublime moonlight event features an
enormous procession of handmade illuminated sculptures created by
local artists and community members and carried by dancing teams of
merrymakers who will thread their way downtown to the heart of Ann
Arbor. FoolMoon is destined to become one of Ann Arbor's most unique
public art events, bringing the entire community together for a spring
evening of moonlit beauty, spectacle, and celebration.
To find out how to become a special FoolMoon participant or for more
information about the FestiFools weekend, please contact FestiFools at
http://festifools.org
.
UM Student Programs
College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational
Wednesday, April 6, Friday, April 8, Saturday, April 9
UMMA and Michigan Unions
UMMA and University Unions Arts and Programs are proud to announce
that the 2011 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) will be
held at the University of Michigan. CUPSI is presented annually by the
Association of College Unions International (ACUI), and it offers an
opportunity for campuses with new or existing Poetry Slam programs to
share their wit and talent and to compete for top honors. The
competition includes workshops and special guest performances. Come
enjoy the poetry and the slam culture's celebration of inclusion in
which everyone's voice is welcome.
For registration or details, please go to the ACUI website,
http://www.acui.org/poetryslam/
.
Ann Arbor Art Center Workshops
Advance registration is required. Please register online at
annarborartcenter.org.
Drop-in and Draw: Fridays in the Gallery
Fridays, April 1, 11:10 am–1 pm
$10 one-time drop-in fee (cash only)
Check-in and materials provided at the Information Desk
This drop-in gallery class offers an opportunity to be more than an
observer at the Museum. With the guidance of an Ann Arbor Art Center
instructor, learn how to observe the works in UMMA's collection and
experiment with proportion, perspective, line quality, value,
composition, and personal style. No experience necessary—all are
welcome!
Exploring the Masters: Try their Techniques
Saturday, April 2, 9, 16, 10 am–1 pm
$27 UMMA and AAAC Members and UM students/$35 non-members; lab fee
$10, materials included
Advance registration is required. Register online at
annarborartcenter.org.
In each workshop you will explore a different artist, artifact, or art
movement from the permanent collection and create your own masterpiece
in response.
Writers Series
UMMA is pleased to be the site for the Department of English Program
in Creative Writing Zell Visiting Writers Series, which brings
outstanding writers each semester. The Series is made possible through
a generous gift from UM alumna Helen Zell ('64). For more
information, please see www.lsa.umich.edu/english/grad/mfa/mfaeve.asp.
Richard Ford
Thursday, April 7, 5:10 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Richard Ford is the author of three collections of stories and six
novels, most recently The Lay of the Land, a finalist for the National
Book Critics Circle Award as well as a New York Times Best Book of the
Year. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for
Independence Day and the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in short
fiction. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Ford
has taught at Williams, Princeton, Harvard, Northwestern, and Bowdoin
College. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire,
Granta, Le Monde, and The New Yorker among other magazines and
journals. He lives in East Boothbay, Maine.
Zell Fellows 2010–11 Fiction and Poetry Reading
Thursday, April 14, 5:10 pm
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Join us for readings of poetry and fiction by this year's Zell
Fellows Kyle Booten, Darrel Holnes, Katherine Jaeger, Miriam Lawrence,
Hanna Pylväinen, George Ramos, and Jessica Young.
Storytime at the Museum
Saturday, April 16, 11 am
Children age 4–7 are invited to hear a story in the galleries. UMMA
Student Docents will bring art to life as they read stories related to
the art on display and invite responses from our youngest patrons.
Parents must accompany children. Siblings are welcome to join the group.
Guided Tours
Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld
Folk Art Collections
Sunday, April 17, 2 pm
Saturday, April 30, 2 pm
Photoformance: An Empathic Environment
Sunday, April 3, 2 pm
Saturday, April 9, 2 pm
Saturday, April 23, 2 pm
Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists
Saturday, April 2, 2 pm
Sunday, April 10, 2 pm
Saturday, April 16, 2 pm
Sunday, April 24, 2 pm
This season, UMMA offers two special public tours:
The Collector's Eye
Sunday, April 3, 1 pm
Sunday, April 17, 1 pm
Political and Social Expressions in Art
Sunday, April 10, 1 pm
Sunday, April 24, 1 pm
Lunchtime Tours
Friday, April 8, 12:15–12:45 pm
Finish your lunch then feed your spirit with art from around the
world. Designed specifically for the lunch hour, UMMA Student Docents
will offer 30 minutes of conversation about art in the UMMA galleries
around entertaining themes such as life, love, and heroes.
MUSEUM INFORMATION
UMMA, 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, 48109-1354
24-hour information hotline: 734.763.UMMA
www.umma.umich.edu
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Galleries open Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday 12 to 5
pm; closed Mondays. Building open seven days a week, 8 am to 10 pm.
Closed July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Admission is free.
Find yourself inside UMMA and the new Maxine and Stuart Frankel and
the Frankel Family Wing.
Stephanie Rieke Miller
External Relations Manager & Senior Writer
University of Michigan Museum of Art
525 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354 USA
+1 734 647 0524 phone
+1 734 764 3731 fax
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