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PAST EVENTS: 2011-12

 

August 29—October 9, 2011
Main Gallery

about the exhibition

Pavel Schmidt
Pavel Schmidt, Klamm, courtesy of the artist.

September 13—October 16, 2011
Sert Gallery

PAVEL SCHMIDT:
FRANZ KAFKA –
VERSCHRIEBEN &
VERZEICHNET

Exhibition of drawings by Swiss painter,
illustrator and installation artist Pavel
Schmidt that explores connections
between Kafka's life, narrative characters,
and journals.

about the exhibition


Peter Kuper's adaptation of The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
Peter Kuper, The Metamorphosis (detail)

Thursday, September 15
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
PETER KUPER


Mark Lewis, Rush Hour, Morning and Evening, Cheapside
Mark Lewis, Rush Hour, Morning and Evening, Cheapside, 2005.
Super 35mm transferred to 2k, 4 min., 34 seconds. Film still
courtesy and copyright the artistand Monte Clark Gallery,
Vancouver, Clark & Faria, Toronto.

September 20–December 22
Sert Gallery

MARK LEWIS: THREE
CINEMATIC WORKS

about the exhibition

Jeff Sheng
Jeff Sheng, "Anthony, Pensacola, Florida, 2010" from the series
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," courtesy of the artist
Thursday, September 22
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
JEFF SHENG


David Hilliard
David Hilliard, "Stay" 2011, Triptych 40x90" Digital Color Photograph
Thursday, October 6
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
DAVID HILLIARD


Thursday, October 13
Lecture Hall
6 pm

MICHAEL ALMEREYDA
SCREENINGS &
DIRECTOR IN PERSON



Deborah Bright
Deborah Bright, "Gate from former Palestinian home, Yehudiyya, Israel." (2008) from the
series "Destruction Layer: Palestine in Israel 60 years after 1948"
Thursday, October 27
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
DEBORAH BRIGHT


Felicity Nove
Felicity Nove, Measurements of Space in a Fractal Structured Vacuum, installation view

November 3–December 22, 2011
Main Gallery

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Exhibition of work by Los Angeles-based
artists explores how our relationship to
scale causes us to question and perceive
the world in new ways.

about the exhibition


Susan Sironi, installation view, Actual Size - A Portrait in Four Parts
Susan Sironi, Actual Size - A Self-Portrait in Four Parts,
installation view

Friday, November 4
Main Gallery
11 am

GALLERY TALK: SUSAN
SIRONI

Susan Sironi will discuss her work on view
in the exhibition Measure for Measure.

about the talk

Lauren Nakadate
Laurel Nakadate, "Exorcism in January, 2009", Type C-print.
Courtesy Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York.

November 17–December 22, 2011
Sert Gallery

LAUREL NAKADATE:
SAY YOU LOVE ME

A selection of videos by the artist,
filmmaker, and photographer Laurel
Nakadate, whose work pushes the
boundaries of voyeurism, exhibitionism,
and vulnerability.

about the exhibition


Kayla Escobedo
Image: Kayla Escobedo

VES STUDENT FILM/VIDEO
& ANIMATION SCREENINGS

VES OPEN STUDIOS at the
CARPENTER CENTER &
LINDEN STREET

Screenings: December 7 + 8, 7 pm
Carpenter Center Lecture Hall

Open Studios: December 8, 5–7 pm
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Linden Street Studios @ 6-8 Linden Street,
near Harvard Square


Dinner Table, Wang Gongxin
Wang Gongxin, Dinner Table, 2006
Thursday, February 9
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
WANG GONGXIN


Annette Lemieux, Unfinished Business, Blackberry photo, 2011
Annette Lemieux, Eskapo, from La Itala Laborposteno, 1996–2011, archival
inkjet print, 29 x 47 inches. Printed and published by Ribuoli Digital,
New York City.

February 14—April 1, 2012
Sert Gallery + Main Gallery

ANNETTE LEMIEUX:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS


Lemieux's investigations of memory
and meaning present us with an
unfiltered personal and poetic
connection to the vivid lives of objects.

about the exhibition

Ernie Gehr, Picture Taking
Ernie Gehr, still from Picture Taking, 2010, HD video

February 14—April 1, 2012
Sert Gallery

ERNIE GEHR:
PICTURE TAKING

about the exhibition


Swag, Amber Davis Tourlentes
Amber Davis Tourlentes, From the "Swag"
series, courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, February 23
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
AMBER DAVIS
TOURLENTES



Walid Raad, still from Scratching on things I could disavow ©: Piet Janssen

Thursday, March 1
Lecture Hall
6 pm

CARPENTER CENTER
LECTURE:
WALID RAAD


Terah Maher, still from Choros
Terah Maher, still from Choros

Thursday, March 8
Room B-04
6 pm

ARTIST TALK:
TERAH MAHER


Irina Rozovsky, from the series One to Nothing
Irina Rozovsky, from the series One to Nothing

February 14—March 11, 2012
Photo Case
Basement Level

IRINA ROZOVSKY:
ONE TO NOTHING

about the exhibition

Tuesday, March 27
Sert Gallery
7:30 pm

BYO: Unstable Art [Art and
the Occupy Movement]


Thursday, April 12
Room B-04
4:00 pm

"Jean Mitry: Between
Phenomenology and
Film Analysis"


The Film History/Theory Seminar presents
a talk by Karl Sierek, Professor and Chair
of the Program in the History and Aesthetics
of Media at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena


Thursday, April 12
Sert Gallery
7:00 pm

BYO: Locating Media


Wednesday, April 18
Sert Gallery
7:00 pm

BYO: The Order of the Third
Bird: Further Research on
the Fascicle of E


Alex Rivera, Sleep Dealer, 2008
Still from Sleep Dealer (2008) by Alex Rivera
Thursday, April 19
Lecture Hall
2:00 pm screening, 5:00 pm lecture

ALEX RIVERA:
"Engineering the Border,
Imagining America"


Keoni
Image: Keoni Correa

April 26—April 28, 2012
Lecture Hall
7:00 pm

VES FILM/VIDEO
& ANIMATION
SCREENINGS


about the screenings


Thursday, May 3
5:00-7:00 pm

Carpenter Center, all floors

VES OPEN STUDIOS

Basement: Photography
1st Floor: Thesis Exhibition 2012: Attached
2nd Floor: Art + Projects
3rd Floor: Painting + Graphic Novels
+ Attached (Sert Gallery)
4th Floor: Drawing + Animation+
Works on Paper + Installation
5th Floor: Work in Progress


Julie Macchi
Juliet Macchi, Stars (detail), folded paper stars

April 27—May 24, 2012
Main Gallery + Sert Gallery

Reception: Friday, April 27, 5:30-6:30 pm

VES THESIS EXHIBITION

about the exhibition

 


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