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News. The Film Studies Program presents Artist Talk: "What You See is What You Get" by Ryan Alexiev and Hank Willis Thomas, members of The Cause Collective. Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 4:30 p.m., Seeyle Hall 201. At Ping Pong Space in Guangzhou, China September 21st, 10:00pm - Midnight This video program was organized in conjunction with the exhibition Cantocore. The stars once enabled sailors to guide their ships around the globe. Whither are we headed now? By what lights are we to find our way - the lights of television, video? By what stars should we guide ourselves - the stars of consumer culture? Has starlight given way to stardust? And do we find ourselves stardusted? This screening has been organized as an import / export product from California to Guangzhou. But how will it find its way to China and back? Curated by Clark Buckner. Including work by: Michael Zheng, David Sanchez, Deer Fang, Michael Trigilio, Matthew Hughes Boyko, Paul Kyle, Scott Kildall, Chè Vuoi?, and Ryan Alexiev www.cantocore.com Land of a Million Cereals A Mixed-media Installation by Ryan Alexiev My first solo exhibition examines the ideology of free choice in American consumer culture (using the metaphor and medium of sugared cereals) and includes prints, sculpture, video, and drawings. This exhibition has been sponsored by a generous grant from The Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. Opening reception: Friday, June 6, 6–9 pm Exhibition dates: June 6–August 2, 2008 Gallery hours: Wed–Sat, 1–6 pm (or by appointment, 415.861.3144) Press Release Pangea Day Portions of "Along the Way," the video mosaic created in collaboration with the ©AUSE COLLECTIVE, were featured in Pangea Day Film Festival, a global event organized by award-winning filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and TED. On May 10, 2008, the program was broadcast simultaneously in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro, in seven different languages. www.pangeaday.org "The Truth is I Am You," a 300-foot installation at the University of San Francisco was unveiled to the public in March, 2008. Made in collaboration with Hank Willis Thomas, the installation is a series of speech balloons that line a covered walkway, highlighting the diversity of cultures that exemplify the UCSF community. Each balloon displays a single line from the poem translated into one of 24 languages spoken by the student body. UCSF press release "Along the Way" was an official selection of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and featured in the New Frontier Program. Along the Way was originally created as a public art commission for the Oakland International Airport, with support from the Oakland Museum and the L.E.F. Foundation. Sundance press release |
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