
Spheres of Glass Opening Reception Thurs, April 17 at UC San Diego
The UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and Discursive and Curatorial Productions (DCP) Initiative is pleased to present
Spheres of Glass
Re-imagining Aesthetics of Nature and the Social
a group exhibition curated by Katrin Pesch and Tim Ridlen
featuring:
Juan William Chávez, Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop, Judith Hopf, Leslie Thornton and Ron Vawter, and Erika Vogt
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 17, 2014, 6-9pm
Dates: April 17 – June 6
Location:
Structural and Materials Engineering Bldg (SME) #142 Visual Arts Gallery
UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, California 92093
Departing from the re-evaluation of the nature/culture dichotomy within the disciplines of science and humanities, Spheres of Glass takes on problems of being in the world created by the “abstract” theoretical scientific conceptualizations and the “actual” social interaction with material culture. Comprising video, sculpture, photography, and works on paper, some of the artworks in the show are framed by the prospect of ruination and others extend the definition of the environmental beyond nature while constructing workable solutions to contemporary problems.
About DCP
The UC San Diego Visual Arts Department Discursive and Curatorial Productions Initiative is a space designed for critical dialogue and experimentation in curatorial and discursive practices, with workshops for research into art practice, the aesthetics of materialization, and the cognitive and pedagogical potential of aesthetics.
The DCP is led by Visual Arts Faculty Elizabeth Newsome, Kuiyi Shen, Mariana Wardwell and a team of PhD Students.
Related Links:
Juan William Chávez
http://juanwilliamchavez.com/home.html
Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop
http://www.treeofheavenwoodshop.com/
Leslie Thornton and Ron Vawter
http://www.eai.org/title.htm?id=3183
Elizabeth Newsome
Associate Professor of Visual Arts
http://visarts.ucsd.edu/faculty/elizabeth-newsome
Kuiyi Shen
Professor of Visual Arts
http://visarts.ucsd.edu/faculty/kuiyi-shen
Mariana Wardwell (aka Mariana Botey)
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts
http://visarts.ucsd.edu/faculty/mariana-wardwell
Katrin Pesch and Tim Ridlen are Ph.D. students in UC San Diego’s Visual Arts Program in Art History, Theory, and Criticism with concentrations in Art Practice.
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