L.A. Hammer Museum to feature "I Am Armenian" exhibit seriesOctober 31, 2014 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hammer Museum announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29 exhibition plans for winter and spring that include the first L.A. solo show for Mexican artist Pedro Reyes and the first American show for the London-based Heatherwick architecture studio, Los Angeles Times reported. Another first: "Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974-1989," which comes to the Hammer from the Studio Museum in Harlem, and opens Feb. 7. It represents the first comprehensive survey of the prominent conceptual artist's work while he lived and taught in Fresno, before he came to Los Angeles. "Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio," which opens Feb. 20, will be the first American exhibition for English designer Thomas Heatherwick and is intended to coincide with the announcement of a major North American project by his studio. Other notable programming includes a novel dance project performed by Maria Hassabi from Jan. 31 to March 1. Another first for the Hammer is Reyes' show, which opens Jan. 31. The show will feature a two-day interactive component called "The People's United Nation" or "pUN." Also coming to the Hammer: the colorful wall paintings of Dutch artist Lily van der Stokker and a show with the self-explanatory title, "Apparitions: Frottages and Rubbings from 1860 to Now." Director of public programs Claudia Bestor laid out the museum's plans for the yearlong series. The first is called "The Next Wave" and deals with pressing water issues around the world, including the global implications of rising sea levels, fracking and coral reef die-off. The second is called "I Am Armenian" and marks the 100-year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, when Ottoman forces systematically murdered more than 1 million people. (Turkish authorities have long denied any campaign of systematic extermination.) Rounding out the new programming is a film series called "The Contenders," which screens notable films from the last year that the Hammer deems to have lasting significance. New York's Museum of Modern Art is a partner, and MOMA's chief curator of film, Rajendra Roy, said he most excited about "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night," directed by Los Angeles-based Iranian American director Ana Lily Amirpour. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |