A wide range of visual artists鈥攆rom photographers to ceramists鈥攑resent their work this semester as part of the spring 2009 lecture series, sponsored by the 51猎奇入口 Art Department, through May 8, at 51猎奇入口. All events are free and open to the public.
Photographer Walead Beshty will speak on Monday, March 2, at 1:30 p.m. in Steele Hall 101. Sponsored by the Harper Lectureship Fund, Beshty’s talk will center on his use of photography as a means to explore our culture, both socially and politically. His art seeks to investigate the gap between the physical and “image” worlds.
Byron Kim, noted painter and sculptor, will lecture on Tuesday, March 3, at 1:30 p.m. in Lang Hall 211, made possible by the Harper Lectureship Fund. Kim’s art has been featured in exhibitions and installations internationallyl; Threshold, a survey of his work curated by Eugenie Tsai, originated at the Berkeley Art Museum in 2004 before traveling to museums in Korea and the United States.
Anders Ruhwald, artist-in-residence and head of the ceramics department at Cranbrook Academy of Art, will speak on Thursday, March 5, at 9:00 a.m. in Lang Hall 221. His talk is made possible by the Harper Lectureship Fund. Ruhwald’s art has been featured in solo exhibitions, including The state of things and You in Between, as well as various gallery shows across Europe and the United States.
Allison Petty, assistant professor of ceramics at California State University, San Bernardino, will lecture on Tuesday, March 31, at 9:00 a.m. in Lang Hall 221. Working for more than 15 years in sculpture, Petty takes an expansive approach to the creation of her art, utilizing varied mediums such as porcelain, glass, and rubber.
Haven Lin-Kirk, area head of design for the University of Southern California-Gayle Garner Roski School of Fine Arts, will give a workshop on Friday, May 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Steele Hall 5. Her workshop is made possible by the Harper Lectureship Fund. Lin-Kirk’s art explores design as a cultural language and has been displayed worldwide.
Kelly Sears, animator and filmmaker from Los Angeles, Calif., began the series on February 23. Her talk focused on her work with collage animations, drawn from discarded books and encyclopedias that offer a way to visually and critically reflect on our history to see the ideological foundation we have created today.