Saturday, October 8, 2011
Art on the Square
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Kathy Mas-Gallegos and Avenue 50 Studio
"Requiem for the Forgotten: The Armenian Genocide"
Arpine Shakhbandaryan and Zareh.
With participation from Lydia Emily, Terri Berman, Daisuke Okamoto,
With participation from Lydia Emily, Terri Berman, Daisuke Okamoto,
Douglas Alvarez, Farzad Kohan and LeNic.
October 8 - November 6, 2011
Exhibition Opening: NELA Gallery Night October 8, 2011 7-10pm
Avenue 50 Studio
Highland Park, CA., 90042
Mexicans
and Central Americans celebrate Dia De Los Muertos, a day of
remembrance for dead family members and friends. The
Armenian-Greek-Assyrians who perished by Ottoman government ethnic
cleansing orders in 1915 are also remembered and celebrated by
modern-day Armenians.
Armenian
Genocide graves do not exist. Armenians were deported to the desert to
rot, which saved the Ottoman government the expense of ammunition and
mass grave clean-up. Regardless of the fact that 43 of the 50 U.S.
states have made individual proclamations recognizing the events of
1915 to 1923 as genocide and the U.S. House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has recognized the massacres of 1915 as 'genocide', The United
States Government continues to maintain a multi-billion dollar military
base in Turkey and remains 'politically correct' about atrocities committed against humanity.
Art remembers the past
Scientific
analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder and subsequent recovery
requires recognizing the trauma, confronting the source, and supporting
the grieving process to allow healing to happen. Accordingly, the "Requiem For the Forgotten: The Armenian Genocide" installation consists of three parts.
Sophia Gasparian's
childlike aesthetic juxtaposed with social satire suggest the final
process of healing from the denied death trauma. Survival of the
"unwanted" and the ability of the oppressed to contribute to the newly
adopted culture are signs of social triumph over historic evil. Arpine Shakhbandaryan 's 24K gold leaf and oil "Armenian Genocide Map" addresses the historical events of the 1915 Armenian Genocide while Kaloust Guedel's masterfully executed and emotionally charged work provides the immediate and primal confrontation. Zareh's work suggests a poetic look at death and genocide trauma.
"Requiem For the Forgotten: The Armenian Genocide" includes Gasparian's collaborations with Los Angeles based fellow artists Lydia Emily, Terri Berman, Daisuke Okamoto, Douglas Alvarez, Farzad Kohan and LeNic,
addressing Native American Genocide, the current AIDS epidemic, a
terrorist feared world and the declaration of Jihad (holy war) on
ignorance and institutionalized oppression. Harmonic collaborations
amongst these artists, the gallery and the audience are a form of a
non-violent discourse.
Founder
and Executive Director of Avenue 50 Studio, Kathy Mas-Gallegos'
curatorial choices have been courageous, socially oriented and visually
pleasing. Through education, cultural exchange and art, solidarity and
unity are created within the larger extended community. Avenue 50
Studio serves as a strong force behind these collaborative
achievements, crossing Byzantine Latino cultures to remember Los Todos
Muertos.
Sophia Gasparian Artist Statement
When
your ancestors come from a land of genocide and oppression, you have
no choice but to fight for your survival and contribute to securing
equal human rights worldwide.
"Requiem for the Forgotten: The Armenian Genocide" includes my contemplations on death and collaborations on the cost of our freedom of speech (with LeNic - "Walrus and Me"), on ignorance (with Farzad Kohan - "Jihad on Ignorance"), on stopping the current wars that bring death and destruction (with Lydia Emily - "Hope Bombs"), on the HIV epidemic (with Terri Berman -"Pediatric AIDS"), on post 911 identity profiling (with Daisuke Okamoto - "Don't Judge Me By My Government"), and new philosophies on looking at death and spiritual imortality ("Death Is Not The End").
My paintings remember the history, honor the dead and carry on our cultural legacy.
"Requiem for the Forgotten: The Armenian Genocide" includes my contemplations on death and collaborations on the cost of our freedom of speech (with LeNic - "Walrus and Me"), on ignorance (with Farzad Kohan - "Jihad on Ignorance"), on stopping the current wars that bring death and destruction (with Lydia Emily - "Hope Bombs"), on the HIV epidemic (with Terri Berman -"Pediatric AIDS"), on post 911 identity profiling (with Daisuke Okamoto - "Don't Judge Me By My Government"), and new philosophies on looking at death and spiritual imortality ("Death Is Not The End").
My paintings remember the history, honor the dead and carry on our cultural legacy.
You've Been Trumped @ The Hamptons International Film Festival
In this eye-opening David and Goliath story for the 21st century,
a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on the celebrity tycoon, Donald Trump.
At stake is one of Britain's very last stretches of wilderness…
YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
*** Special Jury Prize, Traverse City Film Festival ***
*** Green Award, Sheffield International Documentary Festival ***
*** Scottish Screen Archive Prize, Best Feature Documentary, Edindocs ***
Filmmaker Anthony Baxter will be in New York October 11-13 and is available for interviews.
Film Premieres at HIFF on October 15th.
The billionaire property developer Donald Trump has bought up hundreds of acres on the northeast coast of Scotland, best known to movie-lovers as the setting for the 1983 classic film “Local Hero.” And like the American oil tycoon played by Burt Lancaster, he needs to buy out a few more locals to make the deal come true. In a land swimming with golf courses, Trump is going to build two more – alongside a 450-room hotel and 1,500 luxury homes. The trouble is, the land he purchased occupies one of Europe’s most environmentally sensitive stretches of coast, described by one leading scientist as Scotland’s Amazon rain forest. And the local residents don't want it destroyed.
After the Scottish Government overturns its own environmental laws to give Trump the green light, the stage is set for an extraordinary summer of discontent, as the bulldozers spring into action. Water and power is cut off, land disputes erupt, and some residents have thousands of tons of earth piled up next to their homes. Complaints go ignored by the police, who instead arrest the film's director, Anthony Baxter. Local exasperation comes to a surreal head as the now “Dr” Trump scoops up an honorary doctorate from a local university, even as his tractors turn wild, untouched dunes into fairways.
Told entirely without narration, You've Been Trumped captures the cultural chasm between the glamorous, jet setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community, whose local dialect demands a liberal use of subtitles. What begins as an often amusing clash of world-views grows increasingly bitter and disturbing.
Funny, inspiring and heartbreaking in turns, You’ve Been Trumped is an environmental parable for our celebrity driven times.
Directed by Anthony Baxter, “You’ve Been Trumped” was produced by Angus based independent production company Montrose Pictures Ltd. The film score features music from world the world renowned Sigur Ros and the band’s frontman Jonsi.
a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on the celebrity tycoon, Donald Trump.
At stake is one of Britain's very last stretches of wilderness…
YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
*** Special Jury Prize, Traverse City Film Festival ***
*** Green Award, Sheffield International Documentary Festival ***
*** Scottish Screen Archive Prize, Best Feature Documentary, Edindocs ***
Filmmaker Anthony Baxter will be in New York October 11-13 and is available for interviews.
Film Premieres at HIFF on October 15th.
The billionaire property developer Donald Trump has bought up hundreds of acres on the northeast coast of Scotland, best known to movie-lovers as the setting for the 1983 classic film “Local Hero.” And like the American oil tycoon played by Burt Lancaster, he needs to buy out a few more locals to make the deal come true. In a land swimming with golf courses, Trump is going to build two more – alongside a 450-room hotel and 1,500 luxury homes. The trouble is, the land he purchased occupies one of Europe’s most environmentally sensitive stretches of coast, described by one leading scientist as Scotland’s Amazon rain forest. And the local residents don't want it destroyed.
After the Scottish Government overturns its own environmental laws to give Trump the green light, the stage is set for an extraordinary summer of discontent, as the bulldozers spring into action. Water and power is cut off, land disputes erupt, and some residents have thousands of tons of earth piled up next to their homes. Complaints go ignored by the police, who instead arrest the film's director, Anthony Baxter. Local exasperation comes to a surreal head as the now “Dr” Trump scoops up an honorary doctorate from a local university, even as his tractors turn wild, untouched dunes into fairways.
Told entirely without narration, You've Been Trumped captures the cultural chasm between the glamorous, jet setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community, whose local dialect demands a liberal use of subtitles. What begins as an often amusing clash of world-views grows increasingly bitter and disturbing.
Funny, inspiring and heartbreaking in turns, You’ve Been Trumped is an environmental parable for our celebrity driven times.
Directed by Anthony Baxter, “You’ve Been Trumped” was produced by Angus based independent production company Montrose Pictures Ltd. The film score features music from world the world renowned Sigur Ros and the band’s frontman Jonsi.
Cutlog Contemporary Art Fair
cutlog contemporary art fair
The French Ministry of Culture and Communication had agreed to place cutlog under its patronage.
cutlog, a Parisian, cutting-edge contemporary art fair dedicated to promoting international galleries which are supporting emerging artists, will hold it’s third edition from the 20th to the 23rd of October 2011. The galleries of cutlog 2011 will present artworks from their emerging artists, as well as the latest works from their established positions.
cutlog is both an alternative and a complement to the other art fairs, focused on presenting under-the-radar galleries, it offers a platform to up and coming artists, as well a bridge between galleries and established collectors. Held under the dome of the Bourse de Commerce, France’s historical equivalent of Wall Street.
List of the galleries: Galerie Antonine Catzeflis, France; Art 1307, Italy; Aureus contemporary, United States; Cariou Project, France; CLEAR (Tokyo), Japan; D.A.F.NA Home Gallery, Italy; Editions Higgins, France; francesco gattuso artproject, Italy; Gabriel & Gabriel, France; Galerie Agathe Hélion, France; Galerie Alex Schlesinger, Switzerland; Galerie Am Park, Germany; Galerie BS ART, France; Galerie Evelyne Heno, France; Galerie Michaela Stock, Austria; Galerie Sculptur, Germany; Gallery Lisi Hämmerle, Autria; Gery Art Gallery, Belgium; galerie & edition hoffmann, Germany; Icoba Group, United States; Isis Gallery / L-13, United-Kingdom; Kult Project, Singapour; La cinquième galerie, France; Lebenson Gallery, France; Galerie les Singuliers, France; Galerie Marion de Cannière, Belgium; Musée du Montparnasse, France; Root am Savignyplatz, Germany; Spree, France; stage候台BACK Shangai, China; Visionairs Gallery, France; Nathalie et Alexandre Callay Project, France; Marianne Sarrailh, France; Hengevoss-Duerkop, Germany; Saffir, galerie nomade, France; Galerie Florence Leoni, France; Galerie ALB ANOUKLEBOURDIEC, France; Frantic, Japan; Fabbrica Eos, Italy; Nathalie Béreau, France; Artmoser - Photography, France; 6 Mandel, France.
ARTE / cutlog Prize
On the occasion of cutlog 2011, the international contemporary art fair, ARTE, the Franco-German TV network, is investing in the cutting edge discovery of art. The ARTE / cutlog Prize will reward an artist exhibited at cutlog 2011 and the prize will be presented at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris during the fair.
On Friday, 21 October, a jury composed of personalities from the art world will award the winner a 5000 euro grant. Accompanying the winner’s ceremony will be leading art critics, collectors, museum directors and personalities from ARTE.
The selection committe includes:
Mr. Fabrice Hergott, Director of the Paris Museum Modern Art
Mr. Fabrice Hergott, Director of the Paris Museum Modern Art
Mrs. Camille Morineau, curator of the Centre Pompidou
Mrs. Emilie de Jong, director of arts and entertainment ARTE
Mrs H. Angelina Medori, cultural activities ARTE
Mr. Fabrice Bousteau, editorial director Beaux Arts Magazine
Mrs. Isabel Marant, designer
Mrs. Matali Crasset, designer
Artist’s Film Festival
ARTE will present a selection of films.
Mediterranean
For the first time, cutlog presents its artist’s film festival. This event will take place on the following two dates: during cutlog, contemporary art fair and cutlog Photo at the Paris Bourse de commerce. A part of this festival will be on the Mediterranean theme. The numerous guests are artists, galerists and indigenous from the Mediterranean region or working in the Mediterranean region or on the subject. This meeting will be plenty of discovery, colours and uniqueness.
Forums, Conferences, Films
Montparnasse Museum and his curator Jean Digne will held a discussion about Mediterranean and new territories with guest: Tunisia. Rachida Triki, professor specialized in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, will be present too.
Last year, Franck Perrin (artist and founder of Crash Magazine), Nod’A (digital art lab), Samuel Bianchini (digital artist), Pierre Sterckx (art critic and writer) et Sacha Zerbib (specialist in collection development with CAAC), have inaugurated a conference space at the Bourse du Commerce dedicated to forums and round-table debates. This year, conferences and debates alternated with artist’s movies are going to be presented on Saturday October 22 and Sunday October 23.
Outdoor show in front of the Bourse de Commerce, Three Guest Artists
- Bors & Ritiu, <<Installation>>
- Michel Peetz, <<Images d'été>>
- Marc Gerenton, <<Gnome>>, 2011
Signature
A signature program will be held during cutlog.
cutlog art fair Online
The day before the preview, the international group of collectors Open Art Collection will display all of cutlog’s artwork in a virtual fair. The public will be able to browse and even buy works of art online.
October 20 - 23, 2011
Bourse du Commerce de Paris
2 rue de Viarmes
75001 Paris
cutlog Office
11 rue Lavieuville 75018 Paris – France
T + 33 1 40 10 16 93
F + 33 1 42 59 99 90
T + 33 1 40 10 16 93
F + 33 1 42 59 99 90
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PELOTERO @ Hamptons International Film Festival
PELOTERO
Will have its World Premiere at the upcoming
Hamptons International Film Festival this October
Will have its World Premiere at the upcoming
Hamptons International Film Festival this October
In attendance & available for interviews on behalf of the film:
Directors, Jonathan Paley, Ross Finkel & Trevor Martin as well as
Producers, Bobby Valentine & Andrew Muscato
Narrated by John Leguizamo, PELOTERO tells the story of young Dominican baseball
players in the running for the Major Leagues.
Each year, a handful of Dominican players, almost always from low-income families, are selected to begin their careers in the United States. That invitation comes with a signing bonus and the promise of a secure future for their families. The system, however, is flawed. A must-see for fans of baseball, PELOTERO tells the story of two of the nation’s most talented hopefuls, and their long, rocky road towards achieving their dreams.
PELOTERO provides an intimate portrait of two young prospects as they navigate the calculating, mercenary and often corrupt elements that surround Major League Baseball's recruitment of the island's top talent.
The central question behind PELOTERO is a simple one: Why are Dominicans so good at baseball? The tiny island nation is consistently overrepresented in the Major Leagues, and as America’s pastime continues to globalize, every year brings a fresh crop of young Dominican Peloteros to the top levels of the game.
PELOTERO sheds light on some of the most pressing issues regarding the export of Dominican baseball players to the US: age and identity fraud, exploitation, and the opaque role Major League Baseball plays in determining the fates of young players and their families.
Screenings at HIFF
Saturday, October 15th | 5:15pm @ UA Theater
Sunday, October 16th | 4:30pm @ UA Theater
http://peloterothemovie.com/
The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
Call to Artists
WHAT: The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival
WHERE: The beautiful Woodlands Waterway, The Woodlands, Texas
WHEN: April 14 & 15, 2012
Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
*Limited to 200 juried artists in 14 media categories
*Surveyed artists averaged over $5000 in sales*Promotion of the event to the art-buying public in newspapers, radio, direct mail, press releases, billboards, magazines, and social media valued at over $150,000
*Total Featured Artist and Best of Show Artists award packages valued at $8,000
*Jury/Booth fees are $30/$425 for a single booth, with corner, island, and double 2,3,and 4 available
*Artist amenities include booth sitting, cold water and snacks, complimentary breakfasts, welcome bags, and an artist rate at our host hotel, the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Resort & Conference Center
*Emerging Artist programJoin us in celebrating our 7th year of bringing fine arts to The Woodlands, Texas. The Woodlands is a master-planned community 30 miles from Houston, and is home to over 90,000 people and 4000 businesses. The festival is held at the The Woodlands Town Center, a regional draw for more than 1 million people located north of Houston in south Montgomery county. At our beautiful and unusual venue, national and regional artists sell their original creations along a landscaped path beside the waterway. Proceeds from the festival benefit our local charity partners involved in bringing fine art experiences to the community, as well as extend scholarship opportunities to many aspiring young artists. The community is supportive and involved, and we have the greatest corps of volunteers in Texas!
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:
Deadline: October 16, 2011
Notification: November 18, 2011
Booth fee due: January 15, 2012
Apply at www.zapplicaton.org
For more information please visit www.woodlandsartsfestival.com
Email questions to artistinfo@
Or call 281-705-3882 to speak to Cynthia Reid, Artist Management
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