[Englecturers] Opening This Weekend at CMP

Tue Apr 24 13:21:57 PDT 2007

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>APRIL, 28 - JULY 7 2007
>LI ZHENSHENG: Red-color News Soldier is the 
>first in-depth visual testament to the brutality 
>and mass chaos that swept through China during 
>the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976. This 
>is the first and perhaps the only American 
>showing of LI's historically significant archive 
>of photographs, a unique archive that was hidden 
>for over 30 years. LI’s employment at the 
>Heilongjiang Daily, a newspaper 
>turned-propaganda machine during the revolution, 
>and his decision to wear a red arm-band showing 
>an alliance with Chairman Mao Zedong allowed him 
>rare access to scenes which have since been only 
>described in written and verbal accounts. 
>"Red-Color News Soldier" is the literal 
>translation of the Chinese characters printed on 
>the armband given to LI in Beijing at the end of 
>1966, eight months after the launch of the Great 
>Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
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>FEAST: Christy Johnson and 33 Confessors - 
>Christy Johnson's Feast project divests 
>photographs of First Communicants of their 
>symbolic value and locates them in a discursive 
>site within a book. In the case of the 
>installation in the Oculorium Gallery the 
>subjects have been enlarged into iconic 
>representations, and they there perform the 
>roles both of guardian and witness to the 
>artist's book. By combining this archive of 
>commemorative images with one of texts shaped by 
>interviews with invisible communicants, the 
>artist invents a fictive location for experience and memory.
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>NO MORE HEROES - No More Heroes explores the 
>phenomenon of iconic sports heroes—how they 
>materialize in society and the qualities they 
>embody that are revered. The exhibition presents 
>traditional images of sporting activities and 
>stars drawn from UCR/CMP's Keystone-Mast and 
>Will Connell collections that include Babe Ruth, 
>Lou Gehrig, Jack Dempsey, and Amelia Erhardt, 
>juxtaposed with newspaper articles from the past 
>30 years pasted floor-to-ceiling on the gallery walls.
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>EXHIBITIONEVENTS
>Saturday, APRIL 28, 2007
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>4:00 PM
>Artist Talk: Conversation with LI Zhensheng and Robert Pledge
>Join renowned photographer LI Zhensheng and 
>curator Robert Pledge, president and co-founder 
>of Contact Press Images, for a discussion of the 
>evolution and historical significance of 
>"Red-Color News Soldier." In the late 1960s and 
>early 1970s, rioting students around the world 
>were inspired by the finger-pointing, 
>slogan-shouting style of the Red Guards. Even 
>today, all the chaos of that period can seem 
>somewhat romantic and idealistic in comparison 
>with the contemporary Chinese society. With this 
>in mind, it was necessary to produce a clearer 
>and more truthful image of the violent turmoil 
>that turned China upside down during the 
>Cultural Revolution. LI Zhensheng was the one 
>person who, through his exceptional photographic 
>legacy, could convey an authentic vision of this tragic period.
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>6:00 PM
>Christy Johnson Tour and Book Signing
>Join London-based artist Christy Johnson for a 
>tour of her exhibition Feast: Christy Johnson 
>and 33 Confessors, an intense layered work 
>comprising three distinct components. Christy 
>Johnson will also be launching and signing her 
>new book, Feast: Christy Johnson and 33 
>Confessors, which juxtaposes first-hand 
>testimony from thirty-three female First 
>Communicants, aged between 8 and 80, with the 
>anonymous ‘found' black and white photographs. 
>Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
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>79:00 PM
>Opening Reception for Current Exhibitions
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>EDUCATIONALEVENTS
>Sunday, May 3, 2007
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>68:30 PM
>HARDSOFT: Youth Video From Riverside
>Arts Walk
>“HardSoft: Youth Video from Riverside” features 
>computer produced digital stories; 
>autobiographical narratives made simply from 
>photographs and voice-record audio. These 
>touching and at times haunting video works were 
>made during the past year by Riverside youth 
>taking part in workshops organized by the 
>Riverside Arts Council. The teens in the Arlanza 
>workshop were recruited through Project BRIDGE, 
>a gang intervention and suppression program. The 
>middle school students at Auburndale 
>Intermediate were members of “Opportunity Club,” 
>a classroom for youth at risk of expulsion due 
>to disruptive behavior, yet given another 
>chance. There are also several digital stories 
>made by students who didn't participate in the 
>original workshops, but wanted to have their 
>stories told. Each student was encouraged to 
>discuss his or her life, from birth through high 
>school, mixing recollections, regrets, and hopes.
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>Sunday, May 6, 2007
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>126:00 PM
>Family Fun Day on First Sunday
>TARGET Day of the Arts
>The UCR/California Museum of Photography as part 
>of its First Sundays program will join with the 
>Riverside Arts Council, the Riverside County 
>Philharmonic and the Riverside Cultural 
>Consortium to present a day of art in the park! 
>Visit the Museum's photo arts table and make 
>your very own Zoetrope or Flipbook, animation 
>processes and devices that led to the invention 
>of silent movies. So bring the whole family -- 
>we'll bring the pencils, pens, computers, as 
>well as a few cool turn-of-the-century gadgets 
>that will fascinate you! Fairmount Park, 126PM, Free
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>SRPING SERIES, 2007
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>May 07, 2007 - May 24, 2007
>Spring 2007 Classes at the Digital Studio
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>Classes exploring digital photography, video and 
>audio. Participants will use a variety of media 
>and techniques to create compelling personalized 
>objects. Classes are 4 sessions $25 per session 
>/ $100 for the month and are held M-Th, 1-3PM 
>(18yrs & over) and 4-6pm (12-18yrs). Some 
>scholarships are available and classes are 
>limited to 12 students per class. For more 
>informaton please contact Reggie Woolery at 
>951-827-4796 or email at reginald.woolery at ucr.edu.
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>UCR/California Museum of Photography is located 
>at 3824 Main Street, on the Pedestrian Mall in 
>downtown Riverside, California. Regular Gallery 
>and Museum Store hours are Tuesday through 
>Saturday, 12 PM to 5 PM. Admission is $3 for the 
>general public and free to members, students and 
>seniors. Children 12 and under must be 
>accompanied by an adult. UCR/CMP offers guided 
>educational tours to groups of 10 or more. 
>Guided tours must be scheduled in advance and 
>are appropriate for adults and grades 7-12; a 
>nominal scheduling fee of $20 is charged. Waiver 
>of the fee will be considered for groups with special needs.
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>The University of California, Riverside, has 
>recently united its three downtown arts 
>presentation venues under the umbrella name of 
>the UCR/ARTSblock. The ARTSblock is composed of 
>the UCR/California Museum of Photography, The 
>Sweeney Art Gallery, and the future (2008) 
>Culver Center for the Arts, a media lab and 
>presentation facility. The three institutions 
>reside side by side in the heart of downtown 
>Riverside's historic Pedestrian Mall.
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>Image Credits: LI Zhensheng, Self Portrait using 
>a self-timer, LI Zhensheng in his office at the 
>Heilongjiang Daily newspaper wearing a Red Guard 
>armband belonging to one of the printers' 
>factions. July 6, 1966; Christy Johnson, Feast, 
>Installation, Courtesy of the Artist 2007; Not 
>Known, Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the 
>world, tapping the sandbag in Mac Levy's gym. 
>Madison Square Garden, N.Y. Tex Richard, King of 
>Promoters, looks on. Date unknown.
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President, New Chaucer Society
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University of California, Riverside
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