School News
Briefs
Compiled by Maureen Murphy
Censorship Sells
One day before the opening of the BFA undergraduate exhibition, student Isaac Leung was informed that his work, "The Impossibility of Having Sex with 500 Men in a Month-I'm an Oriental Whore," had to be altered or taken down due to the fact that it included recognizable photographs of men partaking in Internet sex (photographs captured via webcam and streaming video), because Leung didn't secure their permission to use the images in a public exhibition. Leung had the option to either cover the faces of the photos or not participate in the exhibition. Leung chose the latter, and since then rumors of censorship have abounded. Considering that explicitly pornographic videos were shown as part of other students' work in the exhibition, censorship seems unlikely.
What Your Peers are Up To
An ensemble of artists, many of whom are students from SAIC, explore the concepts of gallery space and art coinciding with the entertainment value and energy of a nightclub in System_Project2002. Participant Melissa Urcan said that the event was "developed as a collaborative project-based thesis, [the project will] culminate in a four-day temporal ... held during Art Chicago (May 9-12) at the nightclub red nofive/Fifth Floor." Emphasis is on audience interaction; the four main projects are site specific and explore "the possibilities of time." Urcan stated, "As a collaborative effort this project will embody one full year of planning and development evolving from facets of art production and exhibition involving curatorial and administration organization, research, marketing and promotion planning as well as design."
What Else
The Office of Multicultural Affairs is inviting students to Masala II. Celebrating the end of the semester and recognizing recent graduates that promoted the value of diversity at SAIC, the event will feature food and live music. Check it out Thursday, May 9, 4:15-6:00 p.m. at the 112 S. Michigan Ballroom.
Graduation Update
The commencement speaker this year will be Michael Brenson, former art critic for The New York Times and author of Visionaries and Outcasts: The NEA, Congress and the Place of the Visual Artist in America.
Events
May 2-3
Fashion 2002
A fashion performance showcasing 112 garments for men and women created by 49 of SAIC's fashion design students will be shown on professional models in a runway show presented by the Department of Fashion Design. Tickets are $40 for the evening presentation and $35 for the matinee show on May 3. For more information and tickets call 312-899-5231.
Thursday, May 2, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 3, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
112 S. Michigan, Ballroom.
May 4-17
Graduate Exhibition
The exhibition features work by 150 graduating MFA students.
Preview reception: Friday, May 3, 7:00-11:00
Opening reception: Saturday, May 4, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
847 West Jackson Blvd., 2nd and 3rd floors.
Sunday, May 5
Graduate film festival, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and running throughout the day.
Monday, May 6
Program I, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7
Program II, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 10
Program III, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 12
Program IV, 1:00 p.m.
SAIC Auditorium
280 S. Columbus Drive
Thursday May 9
Reading Event, 7:00 p.m.
Gallery 2 Black Box Theater
847 W. Jackson
Saturday, May 11
Performance, 7:00 p.m.
Performance space, Room 012
280 S. Columbus Drive
May 6
Visiting Artists Program:
Elizabeth Barret of Appalshop
6:00 p.m.
SAIC Auditorium
280 S. Columbus Drive
May 17-July 17
The Art and Collections of Richard V. Keane, 1925-2000
Opening reception: Friday, May 17, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Curators' talk: Friday, May 17, 6:30 p.m.
This retrospective of work by the late Richard V. Keane, Professor Emeritus at SAIC, features his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and collected items which convey a lifelong passion for animal imagery and for depictions of the human figure.
Betty Rymer Gallery
280 S. Columbus Dr.
May 17-July 6
Group Show
Opening reception: Friday, May 17, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Work in installation, painting, photography, and sculpture by graduates and undergraduates at SAIC will be displayed.
847 W. Jackson Blvd., street level.
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