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OK – time for your comments on the films we saw in class last week, including your general thoughts on either or both film, and ideas on some possible differences between ‘fine art’ and ‘commercial art’ that the films suggest.

The first film was called “The Way Things Go” [Der Lauf der Dinge], by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss, made in 1987. The second film is typically referred to as the “Honda Cog Commercial”, by the advertising firm Weiden & Kennedy, made in 2003 for the Honda company. Parts or all of both films can be found on YouTube and similar sites.

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Here are some upcoming free events of possible interest… You can add your own events by editing this page…

Acting Teachers of America
Participating artists include Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Lee Grant Olympia Dukakis, Billy Crudup, Gregory Abels, Ellen Adler, Harold Baldridge, William Esper, Maggie Flanigan, Marian Seldes, & many more. Afternoon screenings will feature excerpts from acting classes by master teachers of the 20th century. Followed by a special excerpted performance at 6:30 pm: LET IT BE ART!, starring Ronald Rand & directed by Gregory Abels.
December 8, 2008, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Phone: 212-817-1860
Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu

Composers’ Alliance
Concert featuring compositions by composers in the CUNY Graduate Center’s Music program.
December 9, 2008, 7:30 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
212-817-8607

People “Weekly” Reception
Opening reception with artist Daniel Joseph Martinez, “the west bank is missing, i am not dead am i,” 2008
December 10, 2008, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall Lobby
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
212-817-7138
http://www.gc.cuny.edu/events/art_gallery.htm

Baruch College Chorus presents “A Winter Concert”
A selection of music to inspire you throughout the Holiday season.
Thursday, December 11, 2008, 6:30 pm
Baruch College Performing Arts Center, Engelman Recital Hall
Free admission; for reservations, call 646-312-5073.

REEL TIME FILM FESTIVAL
Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:15pm, 3:00pm, and 5:30pm
Baruch Performing Arts Center, Engelman Recital Hall
Admission is $2 per film. Cash only at box office.
Screenings of three independent films

An Evening with German Playwright Kai Hensel/Klamm’s War
Kai Hensel has written scripts for numerous serials and–sometimes award winning–movies. His plays have been produced in theatres throughout Germany, translated into several languages, and adapted for radio broadcast. Hensel also works as a freelance travel journalist for major newspapers and magazines. Andreas Robertz is an established German theatre director who has served as Artistic Advisor for the City of Cologne Arts Council and Resident Director at the Artheatre Cologne. He is a member of Lincoln Center Directors Lab 2008 and Artistic Director of OneHeart Productions New York.
December 15, 2008
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, Segal Theater
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
212-817-1860
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc

Klezmer Music Symposium and concert
The Center for Jewish Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center is holding a symposium and concert on December 16, 2008 at the Graduate Center on 34th Street in Manhattan. “Beyond Boundaries: Klezmer Music in the 21st Century,” will be a one-day event featuring presentations and discussion of Klezmer music from 3-5:30pm, followed by an exciting concert featuring Klezmer music at 7pm; call (212) 817-1950 or see http://web.gc.cuny.edu/dept/cjstu/pages/BBKlezmerpage.htm for details.

Contemporary Music Ensemble
Concert featuring compositions by composers in the CUNY Graduate Center’s Music program.
December 17, 2008, 7:30 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
212-817-8607

Art and China’s Revolution
Through January 11, 2009
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street, (212) 288-6400
This exhibition focuses on the revolutionary spirit of Mao’s China from the 1950s through 1970s. Bringing together large-scale oil paintings, ink scroll paintings, artist sketchbooks, posters, and objects from everyday life — many seen for the first time in the United States — the exhibition is a comprehensive, in-depth presentation of this historical period. Free entry with Cultural Passport.

Islamic Calligraphy
Through February 8, 2009
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street, (212) 288-6400
Two exhibitions present examples of Islamic calligraphy, such as practice exercises, manuscripts, and folios from the Qur’an, along with the tools used to create these masterful works. The approximately 160 objects on view explore the social prestige associated with this elegant, esteemed art form. Free entry with Cultural Passport.

People “Weekly”
October 2, 2008 — February 28, 2009
CUNY Graduate Center
The inaugural exhibition of the Amie and Tony James Gallery comprises seven installations that respond to the Graduate Center as site and context. Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 12-8 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 12-6 pm

Street Art, Street Life
New exhibition at the Bronx Museum of Art
Show opens September 14 and runs through January 29
Organized by guest curator Lydia Yee, Street Art, Street Life examines the street as subject matter, venue, and source of inspiration for artists and photographers from the late 1950s to the present.
This far ranging exhibition, one of the largest to consider the subject, includes street photography; documentation of performance, events, and artworks presented in the street; works using material from the street; and examples of street culture by more than thirty artists including William Klein, Lee Friedlander, Raymond Hains, Vito Acconci, Martha Rosler, Sophie Calle, David Hammons, Jamel Shabazz, and Francis Alÿs, among others. Entry is free with your Cultural Passport.

Here is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art
New exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Show opens September 10 and runs through March 23
Trace a path through 40 years of contemporary art, including major works by Matthew Barney, Nan Goldin, Paul McCarthy, Annette Messager, and Bruce Nauman. Entry is free with your CUNY ID or Cultural Passport.

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