Spectacles of the Real: Truth and Representation in Art and Literature
OPENSOURCE Art
and
The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities
present
SPECTACLES OF THE REAL:
TRUTH AND REPRESENTATION IN ART AND LITERATURE
One Exhibit
Two Locations
Three Panel Discussions
Spectacles of the Real is an ambitious collaboration between the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) and OPENSOURCE Art, the alternative art space in downtown Champaign. The goal is to investigate the relation between realism, the "real," and the image; philosophical realism and the idea of artistic truth; and the resurgence of realism in art and literature.
At the heart of Spectacles of the Real is a jointly curated exhibit. The show, which is presented both at the IPRH and OPENSOURCE Art, will have two openings (one at each location). In addition, three panel discussions, two of them with leading national curators, have been scheduled for the IPRH. An informal reading group will accompany the event. This text contains information about all these activities.
-The Exhibit-
Opening at the IPRH
Tuesday, February 28 7:00pm
Humanities Lecture Hall, IPRH Building
805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana
Opening at OPENSOURCE Art
Thursday, March 2 8:30pm
12 East Washington Street, Champaign
The exhibit explores the meaning and limits of realism and its spectacular manifestations. Over twenty-five national and international artists are featured in the show, working in a variety of media, from painting and photography to video and computer art. The work at once challenges and advances the formal and ideological assumptions behind the discourse of verisimilitude. And it does so in work that ranges from political to formal (even formalist) art.
List of Participating Artists
Conrad Bakker, Benjamin Bellas, Aaron Brown, Compound Pilot, Jennifer Danos, Olle Essvik, Joy Garnett, Cynthia Greig, Kevin Hamilton, S. Roxanne Hopper, Steven Hudson, Aaron Hughes, Nate Larson, Takeo Magruder, Hillary Mushkin, New Catalogue, Ben Pranger, John Preus, Eujin Rhim, Charles Roderick, Joel Ross, Marcelino Stuhmer, Jay Tracy, Melissa Wilkinson
-Running Time and Opening Hours-
Spectacles of the Real will be on display at the IPRH and OPENSOURCE Art until March 31. The opening hours at the two locations are as follows:
IPRH: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
OPENSOURCE Art: Thursday and Friday, 4pm to 8:pm; Saturday and Sunday, 12noon to 5:00pm
-The Panel Discussions-
Thursday, March 2, 3:00pm - Politics of the Real
Panelists: Lawrence Rinder (California College of the Arts), Conrad Bakker (Art + Design, UIUC), Brett Kaplan (Comparative Literature, UIUC), Joel Ross (Art + Design, UIUC) Chair: Matti Bunzl (IPRH & Anthropology)
Tuesday, March 14, 4:00pm - Aesthetics of the Real
Panelists: Hamza Walker (Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago), Luke Batten (Art + Design, UIUC), Kevin Hamilton (Art + Design, UIUC),* Kathleen Harleman* (Krannert Museum, UIUC), Laurie Hogin (Art + Design, UIUC), Gillen Wood (English, UIUC) Chair: Matt Hart (English & OPENSOURCE Art)
Thursday, March 16, 3:00pm - Literatures of the Real
Panelists: Andrea Goulet (French, UIUC), Naomi Reed (English, UIUC), Robert Rushing (Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, UIUC) Chair: Joe Valente (English, UIUC)
ALL PANEL DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE HUMANITIES LECTURE HALL, IPRH BUILDING
805 WEST PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
-Informal Reading Group-
OPENtalk:Spectacles of the Real: Truth and Representation in Art and Literature
OPENSOURCE Art and the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) are providing online readings in pdf format as a resource for further investigations into the upcoming show Spectacles of the Real; The readings reflect the ideas that shaped the initiative and will be the basis for discussions at the show spaces.
Two Events have been Scheduled:
OPENSOURCE Art on Saturday March 4, 12 noon to 2:00pm
IPRH on Monday March 27, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Please follow the link below for individual downloadable files:
http://opensource.boxwith.com/collaborate.html
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information, visit
http://www.iprh.uiuc.edu
http://opensource.boxwith.com
image: Cynthia Greig Milk