http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/4406 Events on campus that could be of interest to our patrons and pertain to our subject areas. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28321924 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28321924 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:30:00 CDT The University Library?s Rare Book & Manuscript Library and Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, along with the Spurlock Museum, are planning several events this spring to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the publication of Ian Fleming?s first James Bond novel, Casino Royale.Library Friend Michael L. VanBlaricum, also an Illinois alumnus, was invited to curate a multi-venue exhibition. Not surprising, as VanBlaricum has amassed perhaps one of the finest collections of Ian Fleming material in private hands. He is also President of The Ian Fleming Foundation, dedicated to the study and preservation of the history of Fleming's literary works, the James Bond phenomenon, and their impact on popular culture.Many film scholars have suggested that John Barry?s early Bond orchestrations established an entirely new music genre to portray the excitement and intrigue associated with the spy thrillers of the 1960s. However, the syncopated guitar riff that begins the ?James Bond? music theme that was first introduced in 1962 for Dr. No, and the rich orchestral cadence of the infamous ?007? tune that was launched in From Russia with Love in 1963 have remained the two quintessential melodies associated with all of the Bond movie sequels that followed from 1964 through 2012. Such prominent composers and performers as Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Marvin Hamlisch, Monty Norman, Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Nancy Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass have followed in Barry?s artistic footsteps, but none have surpassed his influence on the musical portrayal of Britain?s most recognized super spy. This exhibit explores the historical and musical roots of these two distinct movie themes and illustrates through music, photographs, graphic art, and oral history interviews their lasting impact on the Bond movie legacy.Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30-12:00 and 1:00-5:00. Special hours on April 13 from 1:00-3:00.For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/CasinoRoyale60. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27527590 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27527590 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:30:00 CDT The University Library?s Rare Book & Manuscript Library and Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, along with the Spurlock Museum, are planning several events this spring to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the publication of Ian Fleming?s first James Bond novel, Casino Royale.Library Friend Michael L. VanBlaricum, also an Illinois alumnus, was invited to curate a multi-venue exhibition. Not surprising, as VanBlaricum has amassed perhaps one of the finest collections of Ian Fleming material in private hands. He is also President of The Ian Fleming Foundation, dedicated to the study and preservation of the history of Fleming's literary works, the James Bond phenomenon, and their impact on popular culture.The Rare Book & Manuscript Library will display all manner of editions of Casino Royale, as well as letters, reviews, photos, and other works. The Casino Royale and Beyond: Sixty Years of Ian Fleming?s Literary Bond exhibit will focus on Fleming, his background, profession, and books. VanBlaricum will give a special talk about the exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library when the exhibit opens on April 12th.?The Rare Book & Manuscript Library?s exhibit will include some interesting and unique items,? said VanBlaricum. ?The original copy of A Poor Man Escapes, Fleming?s first story, written at the age of 19, will be included as well as a letter by Fleming written on the 22nd of April 1953 stating that 'I am bludgeoning friends and members of my staff into buying it (Casino Royale].' In addition, visitors will learn how the famous secret agent 007 got his name.?For more information, visit www.library.illinois.edu/rbx. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28624532 Academic http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28624532 Mon, 13 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics is offering a unique learning opportunity in the form of the Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program (IFLIP). Classes are open to members of the University community and to the general public. Classes meet Monday through Friday, 3 hours a day, for two weeks, except holidays and are taught by advanced graduate students or faculty. Courses focus on conversational skills, travel preparation and language survival skills. There is minimal homework, no attendance policy, and no academic credit. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536833 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536833 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. Having personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles,' they united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through the Ulster tradition of using murals for social commentary. This exhibit features murals and text that provide a balanced commentary on the history of Northern Ireland. From Protest to Peace is on loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum. Open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5; Saturday 10-4; Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536743 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536743 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The Spurlock Museum joins the UI's Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale." Unlike all the other Bond novels, which were sold to a single company, Eon Productions, for filming, Casino Royale went through several producers and was made into three startlingly different films. This exhibit tells the story of these three versions, from the modest CBS-TV production in 1954, to the bizarre, psychedelic spoof of 1967, to the 'canonical' 2006 Daniel Craig version, considered one of the best Bond films. We also trace the legal path that led to Never Say Never Again, a second version of Thunderball, and look at the never-produced Bond script, Warhead. Props, scripts, posters and an Aston Martin will be displayed. The exhibit is open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735883 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735883 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT Born in rural Bakenberg, South Africa in 1975 and now based in Amsterdam, internationally acclaimed artist Moshekwa Langa uses everyday objects and organic materials to create whimsical, map-like collages and imaginary landscapes that link disparate things. Immersive and topographical, Langa's poetic installations emerge from his intimate connections to people and places, often lost or left behind. Though free of distinct destinations, they are navigable terrains, adeptly exploiting the aesthetic and accidental offerings of his chosen materials. Langa "draws" with yarn and string, and delights in the abundance of small colorful toys interspersed among fanciful outcrops of books and LPs. The beet juice, salt crystals, wine, coffee, and tea with which he paints possess an organic materiality that is eternally giving, and in Langa's hands, capable of extraordinary beauty. Collaged adjacencies clipped and created anew become layered striations and fragmented terrains of Dutch tulip fields, South African thorn trees, mirages, and thresholds of interior, mystical spaces. Indeed, Langa's psycho-geographical mark-making throws into relief the limits of place-based identity, African or otherwise, and the liberating power to envison the spaces in between. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734089 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734089 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT KAM is excited to open its newly designed gallery devoted to the arts of Africa. Visitors will be welcomed by a completely renovated space with a new interpretive framework, casework, lighting, layout, and entranceways into the gallery. The thematically organized installation is inspired by the idea that objects can 'tell' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed. Indeed, as a 21st century museum, KAM is committed to raising awareness about the 'life histories' of African artworks, as well as the museum's role in shaping our understanding of those histories. The installation will display approximately 70 artworks from KAM's African holdings, many of which have not been on view for decades. An 18th-century bronze hip mask from the Kingdom of Benin testifies both to the mastery of the bronze casting workshops of the Oba's court and to the illicit means by which many such objects were taken from the Oba's palace during the British punitive expedition of 1897. Another collection highlight includes a grouping of small, intimate works by Chokwe, Kuba, Dogon, and Pende artists that were made to be held, carried, or serve otherworldly forces. These objects invite close looking and possess a grace that transcends their modest dimensions. The new exhibition space and installation design for the African Gallery has been conceived and detailed by Rice+Lipka Architects, New York. There will also be an accompanying brochure for the reinstallation, designed by Studio Blue, Chicago. Curator: Allyson Purpura http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28437531 Other Events UIUC http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28437531 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT CHAMP (Collaborative for Cultural Heritage Management and Policy) at UIUC and its University of Birmingham partner, IIICH (Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage), announce their first shared symposium in the new Trans-Atlantic Dialogues in Cultural Heritage conference series. Fifteen UIUC, IIICH, and other colleagues will speak on the topic of ?Encounters with Popular Pasts: Meanings and Myths at the Interface between Popular Culture and Heritage.? The conference will take place on May 23-24, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Room 62 (auditorium) at Krannert Art Museum. The meeting is open to the UIUC community free of charge, but registration is required by May 13. The registration form (and program) can be downloaded from the home page of CHAMP?s website: champ.anthro.illinois.edu Please email the registration form to Helaine Silverman (helaine@illinois.edu). http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27295330 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27295330 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 CDT Tea ceremonies will be held every Thursday at 3 pm. You are welcome to observe the tea ceremony for free, but if you would like to participate in the tea ceremony, the fee is $8 per person. Please bring or wear white socks so that you can be on the tatami mats. Reservations are preferred. Contact me about special group participation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536834 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536834 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. Having personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles,' they united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through the Ulster tradition of using murals for social commentary. This exhibit features murals and text that provide a balanced commentary on the history of Northern Ireland. From Protest to Peace is on loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum. Open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5; Saturday 10-4; Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536744 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536744 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The Spurlock Museum joins the UI's Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale." Unlike all the other Bond novels, which were sold to a single company, Eon Productions, for filming, Casino Royale went through several producers and was made into three startlingly different films. This exhibit tells the story of these three versions, from the modest CBS-TV production in 1954, to the bizarre, psychedelic spoof of 1967, to the 'canonical' 2006 Daniel Craig version, considered one of the best Bond films. We also trace the legal path that led to Never Say Never Again, a second version of Thunderball, and look at the never-produced Bond script, Warhead. Props, scripts, posters and an Aston Martin will be displayed. The exhibit is open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735884 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735884 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT Born in rural Bakenberg, South Africa in 1975 and now based in Amsterdam, internationally acclaimed artist Moshekwa Langa uses everyday objects and organic materials to create whimsical, map-like collages and imaginary landscapes that link disparate things. Immersive and topographical, Langa's poetic installations emerge from his intimate connections to people and places, often lost or left behind. Though free of distinct destinations, they are navigable terrains, adeptly exploiting the aesthetic and accidental offerings of his chosen materials. Langa "draws" with yarn and string, and delights in the abundance of small colorful toys interspersed among fanciful outcrops of books and LPs. The beet juice, salt crystals, wine, coffee, and tea with which he paints possess an organic materiality that is eternally giving, and in Langa's hands, capable of extraordinary beauty. Collaged adjacencies clipped and created anew become layered striations and fragmented terrains of Dutch tulip fields, South African thorn trees, mirages, and thresholds of interior, mystical spaces. Indeed, Langa's psycho-geographical mark-making throws into relief the limits of place-based identity, African or otherwise, and the liberating power to envison the spaces in between. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734090 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734090 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT KAM is excited to open its newly designed gallery devoted to the arts of Africa. Visitors will be welcomed by a completely renovated space with a new interpretive framework, casework, lighting, layout, and entranceways into the gallery. The thematically organized installation is inspired by the idea that objects can 'tell' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed. Indeed, as a 21st century museum, KAM is committed to raising awareness about the 'life histories' of African artworks, as well as the museum's role in shaping our understanding of those histories. The installation will display approximately 70 artworks from KAM's African holdings, many of which have not been on view for decades. An 18th-century bronze hip mask from the Kingdom of Benin testifies both to the mastery of the bronze casting workshops of the Oba's court and to the illicit means by which many such objects were taken from the Oba's palace during the British punitive expedition of 1897. Another collection highlight includes a grouping of small, intimate works by Chokwe, Kuba, Dogon, and Pende artists that were made to be held, carried, or serve otherworldly forces. These objects invite close looking and possess a grace that transcends their modest dimensions. The new exhibition space and installation design for the African Gallery has been conceived and detailed by Rice+Lipka Architects, New York. There will also be an accompanying brochure for the reinstallation, designed by Studio Blue, Chicago. Curator: Allyson Purpura http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28370853 Other http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28370853 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 CDT A Friday lunchtime series of free yoga classes introduces participants to the fundamentals of hatha yoga: seated and standing asanas (poses), breath awareness, and relaxation techniques. Participants should bring their own yoga mats and wear comfortable clothing. Classes are limited to 20 participants and are first-come, first-serve. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/26391393 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/26391393 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:00 CDT The cultural activities program for students & community. The cost is just $5 for students and $10 for everybody to help cover the cost of basic supplies for the cooking and insure the sustainability of the Korean cooking program. The cooking class attendance requires RSVP no later than 2days prior to the cooking class. Email to ckmyers2@gmail.com http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536835 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536835 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. Having personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles,' they united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through the Ulster tradition of using murals for social commentary. This exhibit features murals and text that provide a balanced commentary on the history of Northern Ireland. From Protest to Peace is on loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum. Open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5; Saturday 10-4; Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536745 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536745 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The Spurlock Museum joins the UI's Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale." Unlike all the other Bond novels, which were sold to a single company, Eon Productions, for filming, Casino Royale went through several producers and was made into three startlingly different films. This exhibit tells the story of these three versions, from the modest CBS-TV production in 1954, to the bizarre, psychedelic spoof of 1967, to the 'canonical' 2006 Daniel Craig version, considered one of the best Bond films. We also trace the legal path that led to Never Say Never Again, a second version of Thunderball, and look at the never-produced Bond script, Warhead. Props, scripts, posters and an Aston Martin will be displayed. The exhibit is open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735885 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735885 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT Born in rural Bakenberg, South Africa in 1975 and now based in Amsterdam, internationally acclaimed artist Moshekwa Langa uses everyday objects and organic materials to create whimsical, map-like collages and imaginary landscapes that link disparate things. Immersive and topographical, Langa's poetic installations emerge from his intimate connections to people and places, often lost or left behind. Though free of distinct destinations, they are navigable terrains, adeptly exploiting the aesthetic and accidental offerings of his chosen materials. Langa "draws" with yarn and string, and delights in the abundance of small colorful toys interspersed among fanciful outcrops of books and LPs. The beet juice, salt crystals, wine, coffee, and tea with which he paints possess an organic materiality that is eternally giving, and in Langa's hands, capable of extraordinary beauty. Collaged adjacencies clipped and created anew become layered striations and fragmented terrains of Dutch tulip fields, South African thorn trees, mirages, and thresholds of interior, mystical spaces. Indeed, Langa's psycho-geographical mark-making throws into relief the limits of place-based identity, African or otherwise, and the liberating power to envison the spaces in between. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734091 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734091 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT KAM is excited to open its newly designed gallery devoted to the arts of Africa. Visitors will be welcomed by a completely renovated space with a new interpretive framework, casework, lighting, layout, and entranceways into the gallery. The thematically organized installation is inspired by the idea that objects can 'tell' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed. Indeed, as a 21st century museum, KAM is committed to raising awareness about the 'life histories' of African artworks, as well as the museum's role in shaping our understanding of those histories. The installation will display approximately 70 artworks from KAM's African holdings, many of which have not been on view for decades. An 18th-century bronze hip mask from the Kingdom of Benin testifies both to the mastery of the bronze casting workshops of the Oba's court and to the illicit means by which many such objects were taken from the Oba's palace during the British punitive expedition of 1897. Another collection highlight includes a grouping of small, intimate works by Chokwe, Kuba, Dogon, and Pende artists that were made to be held, carried, or serve otherworldly forces. These objects invite close looking and possess a grace that transcends their modest dimensions. The new exhibition space and installation design for the African Gallery has been conceived and detailed by Rice+Lipka Architects, New York. There will also be an accompanying brochure for the reinstallation, designed by Studio Blue, Chicago. Curator: Allyson Purpura http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536836 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536836 Sun, 26 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. Having personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles,' they united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through the Ulster tradition of using murals for social commentary. This exhibit features murals and text that provide a balanced commentary on the history of Northern Ireland. From Protest to Peace is on loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum. Open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5; Saturday 10-4; Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536746 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536746 Sun, 26 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The Spurlock Museum joins the UI's Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale." Unlike all the other Bond novels, which were sold to a single company, Eon Productions, for filming, Casino Royale went through several producers and was made into three startlingly different films. This exhibit tells the story of these three versions, from the modest CBS-TV production in 1954, to the bizarre, psychedelic spoof of 1967, to the 'canonical' 2006 Daniel Craig version, considered one of the best Bond films. We also trace the legal path that led to Never Say Never Again, a second version of Thunderball, and look at the never-produced Bond script, Warhead. Props, scripts, posters and an Aston Martin will be displayed. The exhibit is open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735931 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735931 Sun, 26 May 2013 14:00:00 CDT Born in rural Bakenberg, South Africa in 1975 and now based in Amsterdam, internationally acclaimed artist Moshekwa Langa uses everyday objects and organic materials to create whimsical, map-like collages and imaginary landscapes that link disparate things. Immersive and topographical, Langa's poetic installations emerge from his intimate connections to people and places, often lost or left behind. Though free of distinct destinations, they are navigable terrains, adeptly exploiting the aesthetic and accidental offerings of his chosen materials. Langa "draws" with yarn and string, and delights in the abundance of small colorful toys interspersed among fanciful outcrops of books and LPs. The beet juice, salt crystals, wine, coffee, and tea with which he paints possess an organic materiality that is eternally giving, and in Langa's hands, capable of extraordinary beauty. Collaged adjacencies clipped and created anew become layered striations and fragmented terrains of Dutch tulip fields, South African thorn trees, mirages, and thresholds of interior, mystical spaces. Indeed, Langa's psycho-geographical mark-making throws into relief the limits of place-based identity, African or otherwise, and the liberating power to envison the spaces in between. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734160 Colloquia http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734160 Sun, 26 May 2013 14:00:00 CDT KAM is excited to open its newly designed gallery devoted to the arts of Africa. Visitors will be welcomed by a completely renovated space with a new interpretive framework, casework, lighting, layout, and entranceways into the gallery. The thematically organized installation is inspired by the idea that objects can ''tell'' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed. Indeed, as a 21st century museum, KAM is committed to raising awareness about the ''life histories'' of African artworks, as well as the museum''s role in shaping our understanding of those histories. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536837 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536837 Tue, 28 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. Having personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles,' they united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through the Ulster tradition of using murals for social commentary. This exhibit features murals and text that provide a balanced commentary on the history of Northern Ireland. From Protest to Peace is on loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum. Open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5; Saturday 10-4; Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536747 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536747 Tue, 28 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The Spurlock Museum joins the UI's Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale." Unlike all the other Bond novels, which were sold to a single company, Eon Productions, for filming, Casino Royale went through several producers and was made into three startlingly different films. This exhibit tells the story of these three versions, from the modest CBS-TV production in 1954, to the bizarre, psychedelic spoof of 1967, to the 'canonical' 2006 Daniel Craig version, considered one of the best Bond films. We also trace the legal path that led to Never Say Never Again, a second version of Thunderball, and look at the never-produced Bond script, Warhead. Props, scripts, posters and an Aston Martin will be displayed. The exhibit is open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735886 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735886 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT Born in rural Bakenberg, South Africa in 1975 and now based in Amsterdam, internationally acclaimed artist Moshekwa Langa uses everyday objects and organic materials to create whimsical, map-like collages and imaginary landscapes that link disparate things. Immersive and topographical, Langa's poetic installations emerge from his intimate connections to people and places, often lost or left behind. Though free of distinct destinations, they are navigable terrains, adeptly exploiting the aesthetic and accidental offerings of his chosen materials. Langa "draws" with yarn and string, and delights in the abundance of small colorful toys interspersed among fanciful outcrops of books and LPs. The beet juice, salt crystals, wine, coffee, and tea with which he paints possess an organic materiality that is eternally giving, and in Langa's hands, capable of extraordinary beauty. Collaged adjacencies clipped and created anew become layered striations and fragmented terrains of Dutch tulip fields, South African thorn trees, mirages, and thresholds of interior, mystical spaces. Indeed, Langa's psycho-geographical mark-making throws into relief the limits of place-based identity, African or otherwise, and the liberating power to envison the spaces in between. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734092 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28734092 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT KAM is excited to open its newly designed gallery devoted to the arts of Africa. Visitors will be welcomed by a completely renovated space with a new interpretive framework, casework, lighting, layout, and entranceways into the gallery. The thematically organized installation is inspired by the idea that objects can 'tell' multiple stories, not only about themselves but also about the broader social contexts and often fraught global histories through which they have journeyed. Indeed, as a 21st century museum, KAM is committed to raising awareness about the 'life histories' of African artworks, as well as the museum's role in shaping our understanding of those histories. The installation will display approximately 70 artworks from KAM's African holdings, many of which have not been on view for decades. An 18th-century bronze hip mask from the Kingdom of Benin testifies both to the mastery of the bronze casting workshops of the Oba's court and to the illicit means by which many such objects were taken from the Oba's palace during the British punitive expedition of 1897. Another collection highlight includes a grouping of small, intimate works by Chokwe, Kuba, Dogon, and Pende artists that were made to be held, carried, or serve otherworldly forces. These objects invite close looking and possess a grace that transcends their modest dimensions. The new exhibition space and installation design for the African Gallery has been conceived and detailed by Rice+Lipka Architects, New York. There will also be an accompanying brochure for the reinstallation, designed by Studio Blue, Chicago. Curator: Allyson Purpura http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536838 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536838 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT In 1994, brothers Tom and William Kelly and their friend Kevin Hasson joined together as The Bogside Artists. Having personally experienced the unfolding of the Northern Irish 'Troubles,' they united to express the struggle for civil rights in their community through the Ulster tradition of using murals for social commentary. This exhibit features murals and text that provide a balanced commentary on the history of Northern Ireland. From Protest to Peace is on loan from the Georgia Southern University Museum. Open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5; Saturday 10-4; Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536748 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/27536748 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT The Spurlock Museum joins the UI's Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale." Unlike all the other Bond novels, which were sold to a single company, Eon Productions, for filming, Casino Royale went through several producers and was made into three startlingly different films. This exhibit tells the story of these three versions, from the modest CBS-TV production in 1954, to the bizarre, psychedelic spoof of 1967, to the 'canonical' 2006 Daniel Craig version, considered one of the best Bond films. We also trace the legal path that led to Never Say Never Again, a second version of Thunderball, and look at the never-produced Bond script, Warhead. Props, scripts, posters and an Aston Martin will be displayed. The exhibit is open during Museum hours: Tuesday 12-5, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-5, Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735887 Exhibit http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/4406/28735887 Wed, 29 May 2013 09:00:00 CDT Born in rural Bakenberg, South Africa in 1975 and now based in Amsterdam, internationally acclaimed artist Moshekwa Langa uses everyday objects and organic materials to create whimsical, map-like collages and imaginary landscapes that link disparate things. Immersive and topographical, Langa's poetic installations emerge from his intimate connections to people and places, often lost or left behind. Though free of distinct destinations, they are navigable terrains, adeptly exploiting the aesthetic and accidental offerings of his chosen materials. Langa "draws" with yarn and string, and delights in the abundance of small colorful toys interspersed among fanciful outcrops of books and LPs. The beet juice, salt crystals, wine, coffee, and tea with which he paints possess an organic materiality that is eternally giving, and in Langa's hands, capable of extraordinary beauty. Collaged adjacencies clipped and created anew become layered striations and fragmented terrains of Dutch tulip fields, South African thorn trees, mirages, and thresholds of interior, mystical spaces. Indeed, Langa's psycho-geographical mark-making throws into relief the limits of place-based identity, African or otherwise, and the liberating power to envison the spaces in between.