3/17: The UIC Faculty Screening Series, Part One (BEN RUSSELL)

To Whom It May Concern;

You are cordially invited to attend an informal screening of THE SELECTED WORKS OF BEN RUSSELL on Monday the 17th of March at 6:00pm. This screening of film and/or video works* by UIC Faculty Member BEN RUSSELL (in person) will take place in The Screening Room (ADH 3320) on the 3rd Floor of 400 S. Peoria. Discussion and refreshments are encouraged.

Yours Truly,

The Management

*FEATURING: Black and White Trypps Number One (6:30, 16mm, 2005), Black and White Trypps Number Two (9:00, 16mm, 2006), Black and White Trypps Number Three (12:00, 16mm, 2007), Black and White Trypps Number Four (10:30, 16mm, 2008), Trypps #5 (Dubai) (3:00, 16mm, 2008), Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai) (8:00, 16mm, 2008)

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NOTE: This screening marks the first of THE SELECTED WORKS OF UIC
FACULTY screenings. Numbers 2 - 6 shall transpire as follows:

#2) 31 March: The Selected Works of JENNIFER MONTGOMERY
#3) 07 April: The Selected Works of BUKI BODUNRIN and EMILY KUEHN
#4) 14 April: The Selected Works of SILVIA MALAGRINO
#5) 21 April: The Selected Works of DOUG ISCHAR
#6) 28 April: The Selected Works of DEBORAH STRATMAN and PAUL DICKINSON

quick reads on big art

http://grammarpolice.net/
light weight industry stuff.
also:

A 35-minute documentary on the discourse surrounding the 2005 vandalism of a deer sculpture by New York artist Marc Swanson, titled 'Fits and Starts.' More than just a timeline of events, the documentary traces the public discussion about the vandalism--from Facebook to the DePauw newspaper, to the 'rally' and D3TV, student/faculty protests and some considered thoughts, from faculty, staff and students in the following weeks. The film doesn't attempt to sway opinion or incite emotion, but it instead works to capture the local reaction to a very unique and largely polarized event.

On a larger scale, the film is an examination of university culture at a small liberal arts school that was the setting for the vandalism of a $60,000 work of public art. Was this incident specific to DePauw or is it just as probable at any liberal arts school or university? Who points at whom when public art is vandalized? And most importantly, who is responsible?