QMAil: October 2006

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October brings with it one of the most exciting times for the museum, the opening of Queens International 2006: Everything All at Once, our third biennial celebration of the vibrant communities of artists producing tremendous work within the borough. The show opens on October 1, but the true opening reception is Sunday, October 8, 3-6 pm and is always an event to remember. Aside from the exhibition goings on, October features a full slate of public events ranging from Open House New York events including a peek into the new designs that will steer the museum's expansion project, the Queens Scenes Theatre Festival highlighting local playwrights, and a special Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration at the end of the month. In between you will find films, performances and discussions to pique your interest. Again, we hope to see you at the opening on October 8. You will not be sorry.

October masthead: Paul Galloway, Williamsburg Mormons 6, 2006, Acrylic on paper, 16 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Queens International 2006: Everything All at Once

October 1, 2006 - January 14, 2007


Opening Reception: Sunday, October 8, 3-6 pm

Queens International 2006 is the third installment of the Queens Museum of Art's biennial survey of Queens-based artists. This year, 52 artists and two collaboratives weigh in on American culture, the politics of war, contemporary feminist issues, spirituality, the environment and a host of other subjects close to the hearts of many local residents. The multiplicity of experiences and ethnicities that coexist side by side in this borough is matched by the myriad approaches employed by the artists in Queens International 2006. Narrative, documentary, performative and conceptual strategies are explored with materials as broad ranging as mountaineering rope and incense sticks to cake frosting and motel towels.

Driven by the local/international flavor of the museum and given the astonishing cultural diversity of the borough, a conscious effort has been made to avoid arranging this exhibition by theme, national origin, or aesthetic affinity. What results is an incarnation of the biennial befitting of a subtitle that could just as easily describe the borough from which it was born – Everything All at Once.

Additionally, for the first time, Queens International incorporates an exhibition within the exhibition. An exploration of everyday life in the borough as seen through the eyes of 38 local photographers who have focused on the rich complexity of life in Queens, The World in a Picture/The World in a Borough brings the exceptional, the familiar and the exotic, together in a singular tapestry of the chaotic but incomparably rich worlds that exist here.

List of Artists

Queens International 2006: Manuel Acevedo, Elia Alba, Alejandro Almanza Pereda, Blanka Amezkua, Michael Ankowiak, Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock, Judith Barry, Cayetana Carrión and Camila Valdeavellano, Gigi Chen, Shen Chen, Anne Chu, Martha Colburn, David Dempewolf, Sjoerd Doting, Anindita Dutta, Yukari Edamitsu, Paul Galloway, Linda Ganjian, Orly Genger, Jesus Gonzalez Gutierrez, Debra Hampton, Joshua Abram Howard, Andrew Hur, Ran Hwang, Taeseong Kim, Fawn Krieger, Gwenessa Lam, Miyeon Lee, T. Charnan Lewis, Norma Markley, William McMillin, Yin Mei, Jason Mones, Ivan Monforte, Natalia Nakazawa, Renzo Ortega, Jihyun Park, Sophia Peer, Antonia Perez, Lucia Pizzani, Helen Quinn, Anita Ragusa, Sara Rahbar, José Emilio Rodríguez, Nola Romano, Gina Ruggeri, Judith Sloan, Amanda Sparks, Still Present Pasts, - Injoo Whang, - Ji-Young Yoo, - Yul-san Liem, - Grace M. Cho, - Hosu Kim, - Hyun Lee, - Carolina McNeely, Jaret Vadera, Mary A. Valverde, Alejandra Villasmil, Anahita Vossoughi

The World in a Picture/The World in a Borough: Paul Anthony Melhado, Marga Carmona-Carriedo, Michelle Cheikin, Mark Chesnut, Jason A. Cina, Stephanie Diamond, Carlos L. Esguerra, Elizabeth Felicella, Rosalie Frost, Mary Teresa Giancoli, Anders Goldfarb, Enrique González Ibarra, Irv Gordon, Audrey Gottlieb, Edward Grazda, Tamara Gubernat, Tony Hamboussi, Belenna M. Lauto, Corky Lee, Barbara E. Leven, Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, Gary Matson, Evie McKenna, Pierre Obando, Lina Pallotta, Carolina Peñafiel, Carol Pereira, Paulina Perera-Riveroll, Lourenso Ramautar, Susannah Ray, Sandra C. Roa, Rebecca Robertson, Orville Robertson, Sara Rychtarik, Greg M. Stowell, Deborah Straussman, Sookjin Suh, Tom Warren

Exhibition Credits
Queens International 2006 and related programming are sponsored in part by the generosity of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, the New York City Council, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Department for the Aging and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. Additional funding is provided by the New York State Legislature, the New York State Council on the Arts, New York Council on the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the Blumenfeld Development Group, Ltd., the QMA's Board of Trustees, our corporate and foundation supporters, and the members and friends of the museum.

Art Asia Pacific and Arte al Dia International are media sponsors of Queens International 2006.

The Queens Museum of Art is a proud Cultural Arts Partner of WNYC Radio.

More information is available here.

Photos: Orly Genger, Studio view, 2006, nylon climbing rope and paint, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist.
Ivan Monforte, Sorry 2006 (video still), 2006, video, 60:00 minutes, color, sound, courtesy of the artist.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Opening Reception for Queens International 06: Everything All at Once

Sunday, October 8, 3-6 pm

Join us for the festivities as we celebrate the opening of Queens International 06: Everything All at Once. Be there first to see the biennial, see mind-blowing performances, and take part in what is always among the best days in the QMA's calendar.

Performers include: Interactive performance artist Nazneen Ayyub roving in the galleries; Queens International artist Yin Mei's installation/performance project Magic in The Square Word; Akim Funk Buddha's borderless performance art fusing sounds and movement in a tea ceremony unlike any other; Sharmila Desai's performance inspired by age-old Indian forms of movement; and a multimedia musical performance by Graham Haynes & Hardedge.

QMA participates in Open House New York 2006

Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8

The QMA joins more than 175 fascinating spaces and places for the 4th annual openhousenewyork weekend, promoting awareness and appreciation of the city's architecture, design and cultural heritage. The events below will highlight the interesting history and architectural features of the New York City Building which houses QMA. For a complete schedule of OHNY events, visit www.ohny.org.

Saturday, 1-3 pm: Walking Tour of Worlds Fair Architecture
Architectural historian John Kriskiewicz leads a tour about the history and architectural details of many of the existing structures from the World Fair, including the Unisphere, NY Hall of Science, NY State Pavilion, and Terrace on the Park.

Saturday, 4-5:30 pm: Queens Museum of Art Expansion: Looking to the Future
Join Mark Husser, principle architect at Grimshaw NY, for a multimedia presentation on the upcoming museum expansion which is being redesigned by Grimshaw /Ammann and Whitney.

Sunday, 1-3 pm: Screening of the documentary film Peace through Understanding: The 1964/65 New York World's Fair, including a Q&A with directors Terri Marlowe and Curtis Cates of BBQ Productions

Free tours of the Panorama of the City of New York will also be offered every hour throughout the weekend.

From the Museum to the Studios: Queens International Bus Tour to LIC

Saturday, October 14, 2-5 pm

Queens International curators Jaishri Abichandani and Herb Tam lead a brief tour of the exhibition and then hop on a bus to visit QI06 artists in their own studios in LIC's Crane St. Studios & 5Pointz (Michael Antowiak, Cayetana Carrión, Debra Hampton, Antonia Perez, Helen Quinn, Jaret Vadera, Camila Valdeavellano, and Alejandra Villasmil), Juvenal Reis Studios (Orly Genger, Taeseong Kim, and Natalia Nakazawa), and artist-run space Local Project (Renzo Ortega). Space is limited so please reserve your spot.

Hispanic Heritage Celebration

Sunday, October 15, 2-5 pm

Latin American Cultural Center of Queens presents its annual celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month featuring the "Hispanic Pride Awards" and live entertainment.

Dialogue on Domestic Violence

Tuesday, October 17, 11-2 pm

The Domestic Violence Project of the Urban Justice Center hosts a community dialogue on domestic violence between elected officials, religious leaders and service providers. The program includes: A Welcome Address by Madeline Garcia Bigelow; Keynote Speaker Hon. Hiram Monserrate; Messages from community leaders; and Closing remarks by Anindita Bhaumik. Light Lunch will be served. Open to the public, but RSVP requested by October 10th.

2006 UN Day Celebration

Sunday, October 22, 6:30-8:30 pm

Join the UN Association – Queens Chapter to celebrate UN Day 2006 with Rong Jiang, Vice-President of the UNSRC Photographic Society, presenting a photo slideshow of UN employees and their family members from 190 countries, followed by live music and a cocktail party. In the spring of 1945, representatives of fifty nations gathered in San Francisco to put the final touches to a document of far-reaching consequences – the Charter of the United Nations. Enthusiastically supported by the United States, the UN Charter went into effect on October 24, 1945. Two years later the UN General Assembly adopted a US-sponsored resolution declaring October 24th "United Nations Day."

Queens International 2006 Goes Live

Sunday, October 22, 1-6 pm

Spend the afternoon taking a deeper look at Queens International with three performance pieces from the exhibition and an in depth curatorial discussion.

1-2 pm: Artist Yin Mei's installation/performance piece, Magic in The Square Word, will continue to evolve. Join her every Sunday (except Nov. 12, Dec 24, Dec 31) as she combines calligraphy and dance to create new elements of her large scale work.

2:30-4 pm: Queens/International: A Panel Discussion with the Curators.
Curators of Queens International 2006, Jaishri Abichandani and Herb Tam, will moderate a panel discussion with editors from the art periodicals Arte del Dia and Art Asia Pacific, and artists from the exhibition to talk about the trends in global art practices represented in the exhibition.

4 pm: QI06 artists collective Still Present Pasts examine the divisions, silences, and legacies of the Korean War with their multi-media performance 6.25: History Beneath the Skin.

5 pm: QI06 artist Ivan Monforte presents: One Night – One Hour – One Chance – To Slow Your Roll, an interactive performance in which people are paired up randomly to dance with strangers in an exploration of trust, gender, sexuality, race and the negotiation of the body in contemporary American culture. The participants are asked to adhere to the non-discrimination policy of the institution hosting the event.

CINEMAROSA – Queens Only Queer Film Series

Sunday, October 15, 3-5 pm

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, Cinemarosa-the project initiated in 2004 by local film/new media artist Hector Canonge-and the QMA present free screenings showcasing independent fiction, documentary, and experimental works focused on the lives and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) peoples and communities throughout the world. The monthly series also features panels and talks with guest directors, producers, actors, and artists as well as light refreshments. Visit Cinemarosa's web site for more info.

Kaden (Harriet Storm, USA, 2006, 7 min.) & Almost Myself (Tom Murray, USA, 2006, 82 min.) Presented with the NY Association for Gender Rights Advocacy & the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund.

Queens Scenes Theatre Festival

Saturday-Sunday, October 28-29

Queens Scenes is comprised of ten 10-minute plays set in Queens by 10 playwrights who live or grew up in Queens and directed by three directors who also reside in Queens. Following a very successful, Standing Room Only presentation at Queens Theatre in the Park last year, the QMA hosts an encore offering.

Plays and Playwrights:
Climbing the Unisphere by Meny Beriro
Charmed, I'm Sure by Paul Kelly
War Wounds by Theodore D. Kemper
The Rink by Ed Miller
The Playwright by Stefan Monty
Going to Queens by Elyse Nass
Grocery Encounters by Richard Pioreck
Tossed Salad by Fred Rohan-Vargas
The Zoo in Queens by Jeff Sovern
Two Airports by Cary Wong

Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Festival

Sunday, October 29 & Thursday, November 2

Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead is an ancient Aztec celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors commemorated with a public holiday in Mexico. Join us for a two-part celebration of our own.

Sunday, October 29, 2-8 pm
Come over for a day of altar-making, Aztec and folkloric dance, musical performances, open-mic poetry, craft workshops, and Aztec dance workshops. Traditional Mexican food and crafts will be on sale and Aztec dance group Atl Achinolli will perform. All are invited to participate in three Dia de Los Muertos contests: altar-making, photography, and calaveritas poetry as well.

Thursday, November 2, 6-8 pm
Join us for the closing ceremony of our festival when judges will present the winning contest entries and award prizes. There will also be performances and refreshments.

For Seniors — The Film Series: Where There's a Will: Inheritance and Its Mixed Blessings

EVery Monday in October

Join Mark Ethan for this 10-week series that explore how we are trapped by legacy and history and the notion of "be careful what you wish for." Films obtained courtesy of Columbia University's Film Division.

Monday, October 9, 2 pm: The Heiress (William Wyler, 1949)
Monday, October 16, 2 pm: House of Strangers (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949)
Monday, October 23, 2 pm: Running on Empty (Sidney Lumet, 1988)
Monday, October 30, 2 pm: Capturing the Friedmans (Andrew Jarecki, 2002)

For Seniors — The Looking Series: Abstraction through the Ages

EVery Thursday in October

Slide-talks by artists/educator Miriam Brumer focusing on the changing face of abstraction in the art.

Thursday, October 12, 2-3:30 pm: An overview
Thursday, October 19, 2-3:30 pm: Non-Western Art
Thursday, October 26, 2-3:30 pm: The Renaissance

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