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Programs and Tours
Special thanks to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for its support of communications and marketing strategies to promote collaborative programming at UMMA in 2009-2010. April 1 UM Student Programs
1 Year, Many Voices Working from the belief that the more we look, the more we feel, UMMA’s Student Programming and Advisory Board is collecting students’ responses to single works of art from the UMMA Collections. The Board is interested in learning how students have been moved, confused, mesmerized, put‐off, intrigued… In celebration of all of the selected responses and a year of student engagement at UMMA, the Board will host a special evening event at the Museum on April 1. To learn more about the “1 Year, Many Voices” project please visit: www.umma.umich.edu/for-students/ April 2 UMMA Exhibitions ProgrammingArt, Anti-Art, Non-Art: Experiments in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan, 1950-1970 International Symposium and Performance: Saying Yes to Say No: Art and Culture in Sixties Japan In conjunction with the exhibition Art, Anti-Art, Non-Art, UMMA will present a two-day international symposium and performance considering experimental art of 1960s Japan in a broader cultural and geographical context. The symposium begins with a keynote lecture delivered by Reiko Tomii, an independent scholar and leading authority on postwar Japanese art, followed by a special performance by Ei Arakawa, a New York-based artist (renowned for his inter-subjective group performances), who will reinterpret the legacy of the Japanese avant-garde. The second day of the symposium features papers presented by an international host of speakers, including Hiroko Ikegami (Osaka University, Japan), Ryan Holmberg (University of Southern California), Jonathan Hall (Pomona College and Meiji Gakuin University), and Midori Yoshimoto (New Jersey City University). Generously funded by the Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of History of Art, this event is co-organized with the University of Michigan Museum of Art and Department of History of Art, in association with PoNJA-GenKon, a listserv group dedicated to contemporary Japanese art (www.ponja-genkon.net).
Keynote lecture with Reiko Tomii
Performance by Ei Arakawa UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Film Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. They collected artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Most of those they supported and befriended in this process went on to become world-renowned artists, including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, and Chuck Close. Directed by Megumi Sasaki. April 3 UMMA Exhibitions ProgrammingArt, Anti-Art, Non-Art: Experiments in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan, 1950-1970 International Symposium and Performance: Saying Yes to Say No: Art and Culture in Sixties Japan In conjunction with the exhibition Art, Anti-Art, Non-Art, UMMA will present a two-day international symposium and performance considering experimental art of 1960s Japan in a broader cultural and geographical context. The symposium begins with a keynote lecture delivered by Reiko Tomii, an independent scholar and leading authority on postwar Japanese art, followed by a special performance by Ei Arakawa, a New York-based artist (renowned for his inter-subjective group performances), who will reinterpret the legacy of the Japanese avant-garde. The second day of the symposium features papers presented by an international host of speakers, including Hiroko Ikegami (Osaka University, Japan), Ryan Holmberg (University of Southern California), Jonathan Hall (Pomona College and Meiji Gakuin University), and Midori Yoshimoto (New Jersey City University). Generously funded by the Center for Japanese Studies and the Department of History of Art, this event is co-organized with the University of Michigan Museum of Art and Department of History of Art, in association with PoNJA-GenKon, a listserv group dedicated to contemporary Japanese art (www.ponja-genkon.net).
Papers All events are free and open to the public. Ann Arbor Art Center WorkshopsAdvance registration is required. Please register online at annarborartcenter.org
Drawing I and II: Inspired by the Collections This class focuses upon drawing from observation. Become well acquainted with Modern abstract sculpture (Giacometti, Moore, Calder), bronze dancers by Rodin, African works (nailed ritual objects, beaded hats, fertility figures), and Thai Buddha and Indian Shiva figures, while developing a sense of proportion, perspective, line quality, value, composition, and personal style. For the first class, please bring the following: HB, 2B, and 2H graphite pencils; an eraser; and an 11 x 14 inch sketchbook. All levels welcome. Guided Tours
Tradition Transformed: Chang Ku-nien, Master Painter of the 20th Century April 4 Guided Tours
The New UMMA
Tradition Transformed: Chang Ku-nien, Master Painter of the 20th Century UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Film Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. They collected artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Most of those they supported and befriended in this process went on to become world-renowned artists, including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, and Chuck Close. Directed by Megumi Sasaki. UM Student Programs
NAVARASA Michigan Sahāna: Indian Classical Music & Dance presents "Navarasa", an innovative presentation of the Indian classical arts. Navarasa is an ancient Indian concept of the nine basic emotions – love, laughter, compassion, anger, courage, fear, disgust, wonder, and peace. In this concert, each emotion will be represented by a song or dance drawing from many different Indian classical styles. These include Carnatic and Hindustani music and the dance styles of Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi, all hailing from different regions of India. April 8 Ann Arbor Art Center WorkshopsAdvance registration is required. Please register online at annarborartcenter.org
Nights at the Museum Each week we'll look at a different work or group of works in either the collections galleries or special exhibitions. You’ll create your own masterpiece in response and learn a variety of art-making techniques. Along the way expect gallery games, scavenger hunts, excitement and fun—come with an open mind and a sense of adventure! All levels welcome. April 9 Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan Lecture
Appropriating the Sage: Pictorial Biographies of Confucius from 1444 to the
Present Over the centuries, artists have depicted events in the life of Confucius in many different ways. Pictorial narrative biographies are by no means confined to the past, or even to China. Drawing on many examples, including currently some on view in the exhibition "CONFUCIUS: His Life and Legacy in Art" at China Institute in New York, this talk will trace the fifteenth-century origins of the biographical illustrations and explore the significance of later variations. One of the most important is a monumental version displayed after 1592 in the "home" Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong, whose influence extends to modern and even contemporary examples. With Confucius's recent return to official favor in mainland China, representations of his life are proliferating again to serve new purposes. Julia K. Murray is Professor of Art History, East Asian Studies, and Religious Studies and Senior Fellow in the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin. UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Film Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. They collected artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Most of those they supported and befriended in this process went on to become world-renowned artists, including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, and Chuck Close. Directed by Megumi Sasaki. April 10 Ann Arbor Art Center WorkshopsAdvance registration is required. Please register online at annarborartcenter.org
Drawing I and II: Inspired by the Collections This class focuses upon drawing from observation. Become well acquainted with Modern abstract sculpture (Giacometti, Moore, Calder), bronze dancers by Rodin, African works (nailed ritual objects, beaded hats, fertility figures), and Thai Buddha and Indian Shiva figures, while developing a sense of proportion, perspective, line quality, value, composition, and personal style. For the first class, please bring the following: HB, 2B, and 2H graphite pencils; an eraser; and an 11 x 14 inch sketchbook. All levels welcome.
Relief Painting Drawing inspiration from the dynamic and powerful works on paper of the German Expressionists, you will learn to create vibrant and compelling images through the process of relief printing without a press. This workshop focuses on composition, design, carving, and how to transfer an image to produce an expressive relief print. All materials included. Guided Tours
An Economy of Means: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection April 11 Guided Tours
The New UMMA Curator Talks
UMMA Projects: Cory Arcangel Explore the work of digital media”artist Cory Arcangel with UMMA Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Jacob Proctor. Arcangel has gained widespread recognition for his reworking of obsolete video game systems, but his practice has grown to encompass imagery and sound drawn from across popular culture. This is Arcangel’s first solo exhibition in a North American museum. UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Film Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. They collected artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Most of those they supported and befriended in this process went on to become world-renowned artists, including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, and Chuck Close. Directed by Megumi Sasaki. April 12 Zell Visiting Writers SeriesUMMA is pleased to be the site for the UM 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).
Sylva Fischerová Sylva Fischerová was born in Prague in 1963. She has published six volumes of poems in Czech, including The Tremor of Racehorses: Selected Poems and The Swing in the Middle of Chaos: Selected Poems, which have been translated into English. Translator Stuart Friebert writes of her work that her “knowledge of human history, the ways she moves in and out of historical events, with an understanding and loving eye turned on our frailties as well as our corruptive tendencies, against the backdrop of her commanding sense of space and time, ‘makes beauty from monsters.’” April 13 Creative Entrepreneurship Panel
From Ideas to Success Creative people. Novel ideas. Innovative solutions. Four entrepreneurs, all recent alums, will share their experiences, reviewing their ideas, obstacles to growth, and company successes. Panelists will also give advice on how to elevate creative ideas to a professional caliber beyond school. Panelists include: Jerry Kozak, BBA '08, owner of Wolverine T-shirt Company; David Landau, RC '08, CEO of Elysium Contracting and founder of Tribbio Studio for Artistic Success; Moses Lee, BBA '02, managing editor of Next Billion, marketing manager at the William Davidson Institute, lecturer at the Center for Entrepreneurship, and former Ernst and Young associate; and Bobby Matson, BBA '10, owner of MyBandStock.com, a ZLI Dare to Dreamgrant winner, and recently featured in the Michigan Daily. April 14 Music and Dance
Chamber Choir The UM Chamber Choir, conducted by Jerry Blackstone, performs Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles. This 60-minute work in four movements surrounds the listener with sights, sounds, and emotions associated with ancient European pilgrimage sites. Incorporating poetry and prose in several languages, Latin liturgical texts, and adventurous, evocative a cappella choral writing, it is one of the most captivating choral works of this century. Join UM Chamber Choir Director Jerry Blackstone and UMMA Senior Curator of Western Art Carole McNamara for a pre-concert talk at 7 pm (also in the Apse). April 15 Ann Arbor Art Center WorkshopsAdvance registration is required. Please register online at annarborartcenter.org
Nights at the Museum Each week we'll look at a different work or group of works in either the collections galleries or special exhibitions. You’ll create your own masterpiece in response and learn a variety of art-making techniques. Along the way expect gallery games, scavenger hunts, excitement and fun—come with an open mind and a sense of adventure! All levels welcome. UM Student Programs
Third Thursdays UMMA is a new site for UM students to show what they’ve got. This exciting performance series falls on the third Thursday evening of each month and features different student performers who work in a variety of media. The series is curated and produced by the UMMA Student Programming and Advisory Board. April 16 UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Film Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in the country with very modest means. They collected artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Most of those they supported and befriended in this process went on to become world-renowned artists, including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, and Chuck Close. Directed by Megumi Sasaki. April 17 Guided Tours
Tradition Transformed: Chang Ku-nien, Master Painter of the 20th Century UM Student Programs
Residential College Student Plays These short performance pieces (none is longer than 10 minutes) are the result of the "Museum Live" mini-course at the Residential College, part of the University's LSA Museum Theme Semester. Students chose works of art on view that particularly spoke to them, researched the works and their creators, and developed these lively performance pieces. Ann Arbor Art Center WorkshopsAdvance registration is required. Please register online at annarborartcenter.org
Drawing I and II: Inspired by the Collections This class focuses upon drawing from observation. Become well acquainted with Modern abstract sculpture (Giacometti, Moore, Calder), bronze dancers by Rodin, African works (nailed ritual objects, beaded hats, fertility figures), and Thai Buddha and Indian Shiva figures, while developing a sense of proportion, perspective, line quality, value, composition, and personal style. For the first class, please bring the following: HB, 2B, and 2H graphite pencils; an eraser; and an 11 x 14 inch sketchbook. All levels welcome. UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Gallery Talk The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection is notable both for the character of the objects and for the individuals who created. Using one of their incomes to cover the expenses of daily life and the other to acquire art, they amassed a fascinating collection of Minimalist, Conceptual, and Post-Minimalist works. Christina Chang, UM doctoral candidate, will introduce the exhibition. April 18 Guided Tours
The New UMMA
Tradition Transformed: Chang Ku-nien, Master Painter of the 20th Century UMMA Exhibitions Programming
Film Herb & Dorothy tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. They collected artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Most of those they supported and befriended in this process went on to become world-renowned artists, including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, and Chuck Close. Directed by Megumi Sasaki. April 21 UMMA Exhibitions Programming
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