The Dream Show, an exhibition of works by the MCA community in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is on display in the Main Gallery, Rust Hall Monday, March 31 through Friday, April 4.
This event celebrates the memory of Dr. King and the idea of non-violent resistance through art. Extending the notion of such resistance beyond race, the exhibition provocatively questions other forms of oppression, other manifestations of mastery, and other ideologies of difference.
In conjunction with other events throughout the city, this week-long exhibition concludes April 4 to compel visitors to join the greater community at the National Civil Rights Museum Candle Light Vigil at 5:30 pm.
Just Off the Coast of America |
Foundation, Jennifer Gonzales Leandra Urrutia |
Detail, Po' Baby Lost in the 60's |
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday from noon to 4:00 pm.
Memphis College of Art presents works by MFA thesis candidates Claudia Quintero and Creighton Gann March 20 through April 12, 2008 at MCA’s downtown gallery on the street, located at 338 South Main. An opening reception is Friday, March 28 from 6-9 pm. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
on the street is located at 338 South Main, immediately west of the venerable Raiford's Lounge. Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday, 4-9 pm, and Saturday, noon to 5 pm. All events are free and open to the public.
Lectures
Shaun O'Dell lectures Monday, March 31, 8.00 pm
in Callicott
Shaun O'Dell is a painter, illustrator, videographer and musician who explores the intertwining realities of the human and natural orders. The symbolic lexicon in his work becomes an historigraphic mapping of mythic narratives about humans, nature, time, and the development of cultural and nationalistic ideologies. He examines how America's long-time addiction to the technological and ideological suppression of nature has helped create a culture of denial.
Otto Bercham lectures
Wednesday, April 2, 12.10pm
in Myers
Otto Berchem, MCA's artist in residence from the Netherlands' Van Abbemuseum's Heartland exhibition project in Memphis, will give an overview on some of his past projects.
Berchem's work scrutinizes Andy Warhol's dictum 'In the future everybody will be famous for fifteen minutes'. Through playing with the formats of popular culture, including cartoons, game shows and reality TV, he explores celebrity, notoriety and the implicit role of the audience.
Shaun O'Dell, Exchange Collapse and Desolation Sequence for Liberation Unity, 2007,
Ink and gouache on paper, three panels, 30 1/4" x 66"
Upcoming
Memphis College of Art presents works by May 2008 BFA candidates April 25 through May 10 in the galleries of Rust Hall. An opening reception is Friday, April 25 from 6-8 pm.
MCA presents works by MFA thesis candidates Catherine Blackwell-Pena and John Gutierrez April 24-May 10 2008 at MCA’s downtown gallery on the street, located at 338 South Main. An opening reception is Friday, April 25 from 6-9pm.
Save the date!
Aloha! Experience the spirit of
John McIntire as
Memphis College of Art hosts
Vintage Hawaiian: The John McIntire
Aloha Shirt Collection
April 7-April 18, 2008
Luau, Aloha Shirt Sale and Auction
Friday, April 18, 6-9 pm
All proceeds fund the
John McIntire Scholarship.
Sculptor John McIntire and Jeff Nesin at MCA's Faculty and Staff Iron Off in preparation for the
Vintage Hawaiian Shirt Sale and Auction
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