QMAil: January 2006 Happy New Year to all of you out there in the QMAil universe. 2006 is here and judging by the image above, it came in with a bang. Actually, this photograph from the New York Daily News Photo Archive captures the aftermath of a barroom disagreement over what else, baseball, and was accompanied by the catchy headline Death Threw a Strike. Featured in The Gift: Building a Collection for the Queens Museum of Art, this, and some 200 other recent acquisitions, offers a glimpse of the QMA's growing collection. With works on view ranging from established international icons such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon to the emerging artists currently redefining the borough's artistic landscape, The Gift offers a hint of what will be on view in the Museum's permanent galleries once construction of the expanded Queens Museum of Art is completed in 2008. Other January QMA highlights include the final three weeks of Odd Lots, our look at Gordon Matta-Clark's Fake Estates project, Cinemarosa: Queens Only Queer Film Series first 2006 screening on Sunday, January 15, and two chances to catch screenings of Masayuki Kawai's Yamato-Takeru, on either Sunday, January 8, or January 29. Again, all the best in the New Year, and remember not to take your sports too seriously in 2006. January masthead: Jack Clarity, Death Threw a Strike, October 9, 1956. Gelatin silver print. Gift of The New York Daily News Photo Archive. Background: Terence Gower, Red Wall (detail), 2004. Painted wall and framed text, dimensions variable. Gift of the artist. CURRENT EXHIBITIONSThe Gift: Building a Collection for the Queens Museum or ArtThrough February 26, 2006 Traditionally museums keep collections. It is, in part, what defines them. A relatively young institution, the Queens Museum of Art has relied upon the generosity of collectors, artists and friends as it has built a collection of work of both contemporary and historical significance. Because of this generosity the collection has grown considerably during the past five years. It has moved from a core of approximately 5,000 items primarily related to the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs to being a significant cache which now includes nearly 4,000 photographs from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and an equal quantity of prints and drawings from the1930s to the present. Recently, we have been fortunate to acquire large scale installations that will suit the dynamic new spaces which will be available following the Museum's expansion into the other half of the New York City Building.  Abigail Lazkoz, Guardians (detail), 2005. Paint on wall. Approx. 10 x 20 ft. Courtesy of the artist and Monya Rowe Gallery, New York What waits in the galleries is evidence of a period of tremendous success in acquiring works; a success that marks a new chapter in the history of the Queens Museum of Art. More than 200 remarkable works of art are on view and all are fine testaments to their donor's taste and generosity. Selections from six recently acquired collections of iconic 20th century photographs and works on paper - photographs of Salvador Dal“ creating his 1939 Surrealist pavilion, Dream of Venus; works from the seminal exhibition Photography in the Fine Arts: Museum Directors' Selections for the 1965 World's Fair; photographs from the collection of Charles W. Schwartz; New York Noir: Crime Photos from the New York Daily News Archive; a body of etchings by John Sloan and Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier; and work by William Sharp, including drawings, sketches and notebooks Ð are joined by a dynamic array of recent artwork by artists who have been at the core of the Museum's artistic endeavors. In addition, portions of a 1,200 square foot relief map of the New York watershed on long-term loan form the Department of Environmental Protection will provide a wonderful complement to our Panorama. Together these recent acquisitions reflect this site's past, the collection's present and the Museum's future. Featuring work by: Richard Avedon, Felice Beato, Werner Bischof, Joseph Breitenbach, Esther Bubley, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Chieng-Chi Chang, Sam Folk, Marietta Ganapin, Chitra Ganesh, Burt Glinn, Terence Gower, Bolek Greczynski, Ellen Harvey, Ken Heyman, Tamar Hirschl, Jenny Holzer, Eric Hongisto, Don Hunter, Masayuki Kawai, Shin il Kim, William Klein, Dorothea Lange, Abigail Lazkoz, Pia Lindman, Larry Litt, Nava Lubelski, Rita McBride and Discoteca Flaming Star, Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, John L. Moore, Inge Morath, Fred Morgan, John Morris, Yasushi Nagao, Yamini Nayar, New York Daily News, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Arnold NewmanNils Norman, Ruth Orkin, Eung-Ho Park, Fernando Renes, Mark Riboud, Troy Richards, Arhur Rothstein, Theodore Rozumalski, Raymond Saá, David Seymour, William Sharp, SLAAAP!, John Sloan, W. Eugene Smith, K. Tamamura, Brian Tolle, Julian LaVerdiere, Javier Viver, Tom Warren, Louise Weinberg, WNYC New York Public Radio. More information about The GIFT is available here. Odd Lots: Revisiting Gordon | SIGN-UP or PASS-ALONG QMAilEmail addresses are only used to receive QMAil. QMA INFORMATIONNew York City Building HOURSSEPTEMBER 6 - JUNE 25 Closed Monday & Tuesday ADMISSIONAdmission is by suggested donation. LOCATION JANUARY FILMSMasayuki Kawai — Yamato-TakeruSunday, January 8, 2:30 - 3:30 pm Yamato-Takeru is part of The GIFT exhibition, and was perceived and filmed in Jerusalem during the artist's JCVA (Jerusalem Center for Visual Arts) residency in November 2004.
Yamata-Takeru is a part of an expected trilogy work “Kojiki” (The Book of Ancient Matters--the earliest Japanese literature written in the Eighth century), an experimental video story on the spirit and consciousness in the present. The Kojiki describes, in mythic/epic form, the complicated stories of the gods and heroes, detailing a process from the beginning of the world to the establishment of the ancient state. Kawai's work refers to a heroic story of prince Yamato-Takeru in this book. Revealing meanings of the Islamic landscapes and the sacred, the work represents an odyssey of a sight-consciousness of the medium of video and its audience. Thus it presents a conceptual mixture of history, revelation, religion and human existence, crossing over cultures. CINEMAROSA — Queens Only Queer Film SeriesCINEMAROSA will present a selection of short fiction,documentary, and experimental works produced anddirected by local film/video/media artists who liveand/or work in Queens and in the NYC Metropolitanarea. Sunday, January 15, 2006
Call for Film & Video Submissions — Think Globally, Film LocallyPOSTMARK DEADLINE FOR SUBSMISSIONS: February 15, 2006 A festival of film & video about Queens or by Queens filmmakers. May 20, 2006 at The Queens Museum of Art Think Globally, Film Locally attempts to give voice to local filmmakers and communities. Queens is connected through its diverse citizenry to the entire world, yet is like no other place on earth with numerous neighborhoods and ethnic concentrations each with their own spirit, sensory experience, and complex histories. We hope this non-competitive event will serve as an impetus to the local Queens filmmaking community as well as to spotlight the borough itself. Note: all screenings will be on DVD, VHS, or miniDV formats. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS
to: If you would like your screener returned, pleaseinclude a SASE.  |
