krannert art museum, spring 2011
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Krannert Art Museumand Kinkead Pavilion
Hours
Tuesday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pmThursday 9 am – 9 pmSunday 2 pm – 5 pmClosed Mondays
500 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820217.333.1861 − www.kam.illinois.edu
KAM is located next to Art + Design and across the street from the Law Building.
Exhibitions Opening Receptions Exhibitions Opening:
OPENSTUDIO (The Speaker Project)Building a Modern Collection: A Look Back
The Kangarok Epiciona rozeal brown
Astral Convertible Stage Set
January 27, 6 – 7 pm
Music by the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music
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OPENSTUDIOJanuary 28 – April 3, 2011
Visit the East Gallery for interactive installations, artists performances, artist workshops, and
other special events, featuring:
Nora ChipaumireMarlon Griffith
Juan Angel Chávez’s Speaker Project
Visit kam.illinois.edu for a complete list of events.
Juan Angel ChávezSpeaker Project, 2006
Mixed media installation© Juan Angel Chávez
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Building a Modern Collection: A Look Back
January 28 – May 1, 2011
Hans HofmannApparition (detail), 1947Oil on reinforced plywood© Hans Hofmann / Artists Rights Society (ARS)
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The Kangarok EpicJanuary 28 – May 1, 2011
These drawings are a result of continuous performances from January 26 – 29. They
will be drawing directly on the wall during the Opening on January 27 from 6 – 7 pm.
Mike Estabrook and Ernest Concepción (The Shining Mantis)Kangarok VI (detail), 2009
Chalk and black paint on wall© Mike Estabrook and Ernest Concepción
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iona rozeal brown
January 28 – May 15, 2011
iona rozeal browna3 blackface #68, 2003Acrylic on paperCourtesy of David Rhodes© iona rozeal brown
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Astral Convertible Stage Set
January 28 – May 15, 2011
Rehearsal for Astral Convertible, 2010Photo: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
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IPRH Film SeriesPresented by the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, this series is free and open to the public.
February 3, 5:30 pmRear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock (112 min.)
March 3, 5:30 pmAfter Hours (1985), directed by Martin Scorsese (97 min.)
March 31, 5:30 pmAvalon (1990), directed by Barry Levinson (126 min.)
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SPEAK CaféSPEAK Café is an open-mic public space for hip-hop, activism,
and Black Power expression. Co-sponsored by African American Studies, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American
Cultural Center, 40 North/88 West, and Krannert Art Museum
February 3, 7 – 11 pmYoung, Gifted, and Black: Our Story
Headliner: Malik YusefPoets: Amira Davis, Brandon a.k.a. Xplicit, and Hip Hop Detoxx
represented by Phenom and AwthentikDJ E-Dub on the tables and Brotha A-Dub as the host
March 3, 7 – 9 pmMan Up!
April 7, 7 – 9 pmWeaponize Your Poetry!
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Enjoy live music in the Speaker Box, with wine and friendsCash bar provided by Corkscrew Urbana
February 4, 5 – 7 pmFeaturing Jason Finkelman and Johnny Ridenour, and a South Indian classical dance performed by Subhalakshmi Kumar
March 11, 5 – 7 pmFeaturing Compost Q (Morgan Powell, Erik Lund, Armand Beaudoin, Dorothy Martirano, Yu Chen Wang, and Kirstie Simson)
April 1, 5 – 7 pmFeaturing the Robert E. Brown Center for World Music
Inside Out Fridays
Juan Angel Chávez, Speaker Project, 2006Mixed media installation © Juan Angel Chávez
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School of Art + DesignMaster of Fine Arts Exhibition
April 16 – May 1, 2011
Sponsored by John and Alice Pfeffer
Photo: Installation view, 2010
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Film Screening, Artist Performance,and Gallery ConversationWith Nora Chipaumire,OPENSTUDIO artist-in-residence
March 17, 6 pmFilm screening of NORA (USA/Zimbabwe/UK),directed by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton
7 pmPerformance by Nora Chipaumire
8:15 pmGallery Conversation with Nora Chipaumireand Alla Kovgan
Photo: Don Rock
This annual two-day exhibition and museum fundraiser features innovative floral displays created by award-winning floral designers
from across the Midwest. The floral arrangements are in response to works in KAM’s permanent collection. The exhibition is curated by
Rick Orr, a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers.
A perfect place to bring your Mom for Mom’s Weekend!!!
April 9, 9 am – 5 pmExhibition open to the public with docent-led tours 10 am – 4 pm
April 10, 12 – 5 pmExhibition open to the public
Petals & Paintings
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VOICE Reading SeriesThe VOICE Reading Series showcases readings by fiction writers and poets from the Creative Writing MFA program. Co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and Krannert Art Museum.
February 24, 7:30 pm
March 31, 7:30 pmThe VOICE Reading Series teams up with Ninth Letter, U of I’s award-winning literary/arts magazine, for an eveningcelebrating artistic collaboration. The event will showcase live music, video, graphic design, and a reading by one of Ninth Letter’s featured writers.
April 14, 7:30 pm
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School of Art + DesignBachelor of Fine Arts
Exhibition
Sponsored by John and Alice Pfeffer
Photo: Installation view, 2010
May 8 – 15, 2011
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Artist Performance and Gallery Conversation With Marlon Griffith, OPENSTUDIO artist-in-residenceSponsored by the School of Art + Design Visitors Series and Krannert Art Museum
February 17, 5:30 pmPublic ProcessionLocation TBD
7 pmGallery ConversationKAM East Gallery
Marlon Griffith, A Walk in the Night, Cape Biennale, 2009Capetown, Western Cape, South Africa, Photo: Mark Wessels
Now NowApril 3, 3 pm
Throughout this dance performance, U of I professor of Dance Kirstie Simson will explore the full potential of
the piece as an improvsational art. Rooted deeply in the human nature of dance and its relevance for our world
today, Simson is joined by Tim O’Donnell, a dance artist currently living and working in NYC.
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