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Iannis Xenakis

Composer, Architect, Visionary

January 15 – April 8, 2010
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Opening Reception: Thursday, January 14, 6-8 pm

Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary will explore the fundamental role of drawing in the work of Greek avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001). A leading figure in twentieth century music, Xenakis was trained as a civil engineer, then became an architect and developed revolutionary designs while working with Le Corbusier. Comprised of nearly 100 documents created between 1953 and 1984, this will be the first North American exhibition dedicated to Xenakis’s original works on paper. Included will be rarely-seen hand-rendered scores, architectural drawings, conceptual renderings, pre-compositional sketches, and graphic scores. Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary is co-curated by Xenakis scholar Sharon Kanach and critic Carey Lovelace and will travel to the Canadian Centre for Architecture (June 17 – October 17, 2010) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (November 7, 2010 – February 13, 2011).

Image: Iannis Xenakis, Terretektorh, Distribution of Musicians, 1965. 9 x 9 inches, Ink on paper. Courtesy  of the Iannis Xenakis Archives, Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Concert by JACK Quartet
Friday February 5, 6:45 PM
Family Art Workshop
Saturday February 6, 10:30 AM
Daniel Teige performs Iannis Xenakis
Saturday February 6, 7:00 PM
IX: The Percussion Music - Concert and Panel Discussion
Sunday February 21, 3:00 PM
Xenakis and Japan
Sunday February 28, 8:00 PM
French Transmission
Tuesday March 16, 7:00 PM
Film Screening
Wednesday March 24, 7:00 PM
 

DRAWING ROOM

Selections Spring 2010

Sea Marks

January 15 – April 5, 2010
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Opening Reception: Thursday, January 14, 6-8 pm
Selections Spring 2010: Sea Marks is comprised of works by Agnes Barley, Jerome Marshak, and Peter Matthews, three artists selected from the Viewing Program who notate, describe, and interpret aspects of the sea. The exhibition examines the capacity of drawing to represent something as dynamic, volatile, and vast as the ocean. All three artists in Sea Marks use distinctly different interpretive strategies that yield a range of unexpected results; in fact, one may not immediately recognize the sea in any of their works. While staying within the material bounds of traditional drawing, the works expand our understanding of how drawing acts as a descriptive system and means of interpretation. This exhibition is curated by Nina Katchadourian, Viewing Program Curator.
 
Image: Agnes Barley, Untitled Collage, 2009. Acrylic on cut paper, 15 x 16 inches. Photo by Cary Whittier. Courtesy of the artist.
 
 
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