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GALLERY TALKS & LECTURES
Artist talks, art history lectures and panel discussions are offered throughout the year in conjunction with temporary and permanent exhibitions. September 21, 20082.00pmWarhoLux: Andy's Haute AccessoriesNatalie Sanderson, curator of Warhol Presents, will investigate the commercial foundation of the Warhol’s interest in display and the aesthetics of desire by highlighting his early career. Andy Warhol’s whimsical drawings created fantasies that sold through evocation and were immediately sought out by publishers and advertisers alike, including Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Vogue, and McCall’s. Natalie Sanderson is acting curator, University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara. October 14, 200812.00pmArt in the AfternoonFREE Join the education department for a lively group discussion about the fantastical world of Marie Antoinette: Styling the 18th-Century Superstar. Participants will share ideas and interpretations by engaging with the work and each other to find meaning.
October 19, 20082.00pmDressing Marie AntoinetteA Lecture by Professor Ramita Ray This talk will focus on fashion and courtly culture in 18th-century Paris and Versailles. Central to this dazzling visual drama was Marie Antoinette, queen of France, who became famous for her wide-hooped skirts, orientalized dresses like the robe à la polonaise and elaborate wigs that teetered above her head. Widely criticized for her extravagance, the queen’s appearance seemed to confirm her luxurious lifestyle. Courtly fashion was a glittering spectacle of brocades, satins, lace, leather and jewelry. Dress-up parties like masquerades held at Versailles brought together beautifully dressed people who were in reality tangled in personal rivalries and vicious political machinations. Fashion indicated courtly status and carefully orchestrated hierarchies that exerted a tight web of social control. We will examine this darker side of dressing up Marie Antoinette and other prominent women in 18th-century France, alongside the taste for exotic fabrics and accessories, and the exquisite sartorial world from which haute couture later evolved.
Romita Ray is assistant professor of art history in the department of Fine Arts at Syracuse University. She works on the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, and her specialties include European art and Indian art.
November 9, 20082.00pmLecture: Today's Fashion IconsFREE Valerie Steele will briefly survey the history of 20th-century fashion icons from Coco Chanel to Jackie Kennedy before focusing on what makes an icon today. She will discuss fashion world greats such as Anna Wintour and Kate Moss, as well as a range of celebrity fashion stars, exploring why the icons of today are more likely to resemble Paris Hilton than Audrey Hepburn. Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she has curated more than 20 exhibitions over the past ten years, including Gothic: Dark Glamour, which will be on display in New York through mid-February, 2009. The author or editor of numerous books, including The Corset, Fetish: Fashion, Sex & Power, and the Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Dr. Steele is also founder and editor-in-chief of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture.
ARTIST OPEN
Artist Open exist to provide a space for expression, dialogue, and collaboration of local artists across disciplinary boundaries. Audiences will enjoy performances in visual art, poetry, screen writing, video, dance and music in an intimate, bistro-like setting. Artists share their work through presentations, gallery walks, video screenings and original works of art, and invite questions from audience members. November 20, 20087.00pmArtist Open: Designing PerformanceFREE Performance artists will entertain audience members through a variety of dance and movement works, expressing meaning through the use of original, wearable, sculptural clothing. Artist open occurs during Th3, Syracuse’s citywide art open from 5.00 – 8.00pm. Visit www.th3syracuse.com for more information. CONTEMPORARY FILM SERIES
The Everson Contemporary Film Series brings film as an art form to the Syracuse community and presents local, national and international film and video that would not otherwise be screened in Syracuse. The film series often includes guest filmmakers, outdoor screenings and student video presentations. The Contemporary Film Series is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council for the Arts, a state agency. October 3, 20087.00pmConnections: Fashion, Culture and VideoFREE Enjoy a variety of video shorts by local artists who use the topic of fashion to explore a diverse range of social issues, including pop culture, economics and the body. October 5, 20082.00pmMarie AntoinetteFREE Directed by Sofia Coppola In this visual feast of flair and fashion, director Sofia Coppola spins a clever interpretation of the life and times of legendary French queen Marie Antoinette. Coppola’s inventive filmmaking explores Marie Antoinette’s lavish and trendsetting style, from her marriage to Louis XVI to her rule during the French Revolution, and ultimately to her demise and the fall of the French monarchy in 1789.
October 11, 200810.00am - 5.00pmWarhol directs...FREE Screening of films directed by Andy Warhol: The Nude Restaurant, 1967, 95 minutes
Vinyl, 1965, 66 minutes
The Velvet Underground & Nico (A Symphony of Sound), 1966, 67 minutes
My Hustler, 1965, 67 minutes
I a Man, 1967, 95 minutes
November 2, 20082.00pmI Shot Andy WarholFREE Directed by Mary Harron
1996, 103 minutes
Based on the true story of 1960s radical Valerie Solanas, author of the SCUM Manifesto, I Shot Andy Warhol is a bizarre account of Valerie Solanas’ turbulent life, fanatical ideology and her tenuous relationship to iconic artist Andy Warhol. November 8, 200810.00am - 5.00pmWarhol directs...FREE Screening of films directed by Andy Warhol: Kiss, 1963-64, 34 minutes
Blow Job, 1963-64, 26 minutes
Empire, 1964, 60 minutes
Mario Banana (1 & 2), 1964, 7 minutes total
The Chelsea Girls, 1966, 197 minutes
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