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Art from displacement and lossArt from displacement and loss
(excerpt from the Los Angeles Times) Born a refugee, Jenny Yurshansky (UCI, M.F.A. '10) creates works about migration and inherited trauma. By Deborah Vankin When Jenny Yurshansky’s parents fled Soviet-era Moldova in 1978, they could take only a handful of items with them— what...
Steven Lam (Art M.F.A. '04) Named New School of Art Dean at CalArtsSteven Lam (Art M.F.A. '04) Named New School of Art Dean at CalArts
An experienced curator with a strong track record of higher education leadership, Steven Lam will join CalArts as its next dean of the School of Art. He’ll hold the Jill and Peter Kraus Distinguished Chair in Art, and is scheduled to begin July 15, 2022.
Ulysses Jenkins, a Daring Video Artist, Expanded Ideas of Blackness Ulysses Jenkins, a Daring Video Artist, Expanded Ideas of Blackness
Excerpt from Hyperallergic online. Feature by Allison Conner LOS ANGELES — “You’re just a mass of images you’ve gotten to know / From years and years of TV shows / The hurting thing, the hidden pain / Was written and bitten into your veins,” chants artist Ulysses Jenkins in his 1978 video...
Video Artist and Professor Ulysses Jenkins Finally Gets His MomentVideo Artist and Professor Ulysses Jenkins Finally Gets His Moment
By Richard Chang There are some talented people who create thought-provoking works all their lives, flying just below the radar and occasionally popping up for a moment in the spotlight. Ulysses Jenkins is one of those people. Jenkins is a professor of art, focusing on video, digital and...
12 Must-See U.S. Art Museum Shows in 202212 Must-See U.S. Art Museum Shows in 2022
Excerpt from Artnet News, January 13, 2022: 12 Must-See U.S. Art Museum Shows in 2022, From Philip Guston’s Scandal-Stalked Survey to Faith Ringgold’s Big New York Moment Plus, a full-scale Cézanne survey for a new generation, and Ulysses Jenkins gets the retrospective treatment in L.A....
The UAG hosts the American premiere of Yael Bartana’s "Malka Germania"The UAG hosts the American premiere of Yael Bartana’s "Malka Germania"
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT *This article was updated on Jan. 4, 2022 to reflect the new opening date of Jan. 29, and on Jan. 27 to add the new closing date of April 8, 2022. IRVINE, Calif. – The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to host the American...
TOP TEN: Sky Hopinka’s highlights of 2021 TOP TEN: Sky Hopinka’s highlights of 2021
#10 ULYSSES JENKINS (ICA PHILADELPHIA; CURATED BY MEG ONLI AND ERIN CHRISTOVALE) The work of Ulysses Jenkins was a revelation. Across the videos and performances featured in this career retrospective—among them Two-Zone Transfer, 1979, and Inconsequential Doggerel, 1981—one found a...
Conflict Into Poetry, Disorientation Into Art: Revolution Everywhere and The Messiah Triangle at UCI">
Conflict Into Poetry, Disorientation Into Art: Revolution Everywhere and The Messiah Triangle at UCI
Liz Goldner reviews the two current University Art Gallery shows, "Revolution Everywhere" and "The Messiah Triangle" expressing how they delve into the disorientation, sense of impending doom and ultimately hope in the Middle East and beyond.
UCI Art Professor Hosts International Symposium Focused on Industrial Crafts ResearchUCI Art Professor Hosts International Symposium Focused on Industrial Crafts Research
The Industrial Crafts Research Network (ICRN), co-directed by Department of Art Professor Simon Penny and Professor Tom Fisher (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom), will host the inaugural symposium, Exhibiting Skill: Understanding, Documenting, and Communicating Skilled Practices of...
UCI Art Galleries Return to In-Person Shows with Three Remarkable ExhibitionsUCI Art Galleries Return to In-Person Shows with Three Remarkable Exhibitions
MEDIA ADVISORY UCI Art Galleries Return to In-Person Shows with Three Remarkable Exhibitions EVENT: The University Art Galleries (UAG) and Beall Center for Art + Technology at the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts return to in-person shows for the first time in 18 months, hosting three...
Take it From the Class of 2022: You Got ThisTake it From the Class of 2022: You Got This
By Lauren Knight, B.A. ’21 There are four classes of students heading back to Claire Trevor School of the Arts this fall, but only one class has spent a full year on campus. It’s crazy to think that half of our CTSA community has never stepped foot on campus before Welcome Week! We know...
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts to Launch Distinguished Artist Speaker SeriesUCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts to Launch Distinguished Artist Speaker Series
The series launches with renowned professionals in both entertainment and art Irvine, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 – UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), a national arts research and education leader, will launch an inaugural Distinguished Artist Speaker Series in October 2021 as part of the...
Revolution Everywhere: Thresholds of Resistance Revolution Everywhere: Thresholds of Resistance
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT Irvine, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 — The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to present Revolution Everywhere: Thresholds of Resistance. The exhibition features 3 large-scale installations by Panos Aprahamian, Heather M. O’Brien, and...
The UAG to host Heather M. O'Brien's book launchThe UAG to host Heather M. O'Brien's book launch
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT Irvine, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 — The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) will host the book launch for Heather M. O'Brien's photographic installation and artist book, like the delayed rays of a star. The launch will coincide with the opening...
UAG presents The Messiah Triangle by artist Michael Moshe DahanUAG presents The Messiah Triangle by artist Michael Moshe Dahan
DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT Irvine, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021 — The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to present as part of their Critical Aesthetic Series, an experimental film project, The Messiah Triangle, by Michael Moshe Dahan. Judaism, Christianity, Islam...
Meet Antoinette LaFarge: Co-Founder of UCI’s Electronic Art & Design ProgramMeet Antoinette LaFarge: Co-Founder of UCI’s Electronic Art & Design Program
In celebration of Antoinette LaFarge's new book, Sting in the Tale, Irvine Community News & Views wrote a feature about her and the many contributions she has made to UCI's Department of Art. Read more about LaFage here. Attend LaFarge's upcoming talk through UCI Illuminations on Tuesday...
Emerging BrighterEmerging Brighter
UCI student artists discovered and honed new skills in 2021 By Christine Byrd When UCI moved operations online a year and a half ago, everyone gained new skills: creating an at-home studio, mastering Zoom meetings and troubleshooting technology. But as artists struggled to keep their creative...
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