Upcoming Events
Events of interest to the Critical Art + Design community at UC Irvine include the following:
“WoW: Emergent Media Phenomenon” Forum
Winifred Smith Hall, UCI Arts Plaza
October 1, 4 pm to 6 pm
Winifred Smith Hall, UCI Arts Plaza
The forum includes artists featured in the Laguna Art Museum’s current exhibition “WOW: Emergent Media Phenomenon,”including CAD faculty members Antoinette LaFarge and Robert Nideffer, as well as local media artist Eddo Stern and Blizzard Entertainment’s cinematics project lead, Jeff Chamberlain. It will be moderated by David Familian, associate director of the Beall Center. For information about the show (which is up until mid Octobeer, check out the Laguna Museum website
Contemporary New Media Arts Lecture Series: David Ross
October 8, 6:30 pm
Winifred Smith Hall, UCI Arts Plaza
The Beall Center is proud to present a lecture by David Ross, in conjunction with the Beall Center’s fall exhibit “Media Alchemy of Nam June Paik”. Ross is a leading expert on the work of Paik and will greatly enhance audience understanding of Paik’s groundbreaking work.
Contemporary New Media Arts Lecture Series: Bill Viola
November 12, 7:30 pm
Orange County Museum of Art
Bill Viola is considered a pioneer in the medium of video art and is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading artists. He has been instrumental in the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art, and in so doing has helped to greatly expand its scope in terms of technology, content and historical reach.
