Wednesday, January 30–Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery
Organized in the form of a continued dialogue and culminating with the production of a multimedia publication, "Histories of Now: A Space for Dialogue, Art and Activism" transforms the gallery into a site of international and local exchanges focusing on current events in Egypt, and using these events as a means of discussing a multiplicity of contemporary social movements.
Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fien Arts, Boston
Free tickets may be obtained from MFA ticket desks and kiosks.
With a sense of place and historical research, Kevin Jerome Everson films combine scripted and documentary moments with rich elements of formalism. The subject matter is often gestures or tasks in the lives of working class African Americans. Instead of standard realism he favors a strategy that abstracts everyday actions and statements into theatrical gestures, in which real people perform fictional scenarios based on their own lives and historical observations intermesh with contemporary narratives. The films suggest the relentlessness of everyday life—along with its beauty. Everson was born and raised in Mansfield, Ohio. He is currently a Professor of Art at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Among other recognitions, his feature film Quality Control (2011) was included in the 2012 Whitney Biennial, and the short-form film Ten Five in the Grass was awarded the EURO prize at the 2012 Oberhausen Short Film Festival.
Weems Atrium + Project Space, SMFA
The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Horticultural Hall, 2nd Floor
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3385
Hours: Monday–Friday, 1–5 pm, except major holiday
The MFA's William Morris Hunt Memorial Library has collaborated with SMFA for 14 exhibitions of student work. On view February 11–April 19, 2013, the current exhibition features artists' book produced with print-on-demand technology.
Curated by SMFA faculty members Hillary Binda and Chantal Zakari, it features work by: Avery Bazemore, Rachel Bernardini, Haley A. Bishop, Paul Butler, Heisue Chung, Crystal Fenner, Geoffrey Hewer-Candee, Kristen Hoops, Ximena Izquierdo, Kate Kincaid, Sarah Kroll, Phyllis Labanowski, Elçin Marasli, Kelly McDermott, Elizabeth Noftle, Jessica Thistlewaite, Rebecca Volynsky and Ben Wu.
