QMAil: November 2006

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So it is November and the days are getting shorter but that doesn't mean that anything is slowing down at the QMA. In case you missed the opening of Queens International 2006: Everything All at Once, the museum was bustling as more than 2,000 people stopped in to see what this year's biennial had to offer. They were pleased with what they saw and we invite you to come by and see for yourself. November also brings with it some fantastic programs, including a short series of three acclaimed films that capture the immigrant experience in New York, a fantastic celebration of jazz and a host of other events highlighted below. Also waiting as you scroll down is some information on the museum's much-anticipated expansion project; one that will double the size of the museum, and signal a new and exciting phase in the QMA's history – one which we hope you will help us shape.

November masthead: Anindita Dutta, Brick Coffin, 2004, performance, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Queens International 2006: Everything All at Once

October 1, 2006 - January 14, 2007

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: Nola Romano, Shade 29 Clearly Invisible, 2004-2005, acrylic on canvas, 60x96 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: QMA to Expand

On October 4, 2006, the QMA released the highly anticipated architectural designs for the expansion project that will more than double the size of the museum and signal a new phase in the institution's history. The design, conceived by Grimshaw Architects with prime consultant Ammann & Whitney, allows the museum to occupy the whole of the New York City Building, thereby providing an additional 50,000 square feet of space for galleries, flexible public and special event venues, education studios, back-of-house facilities and visitor amenities. In addition, the design enhances the museum's visibility and its connection to the physical environment and community in which it is situated.

Click here to view additional information on the museum's expansion project.

SPECIAL EVENTS

MADE IN NY FILM FESTIVAL: The Immigrant Experience in New Films

The QMA, in conjunction with the NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Television, and Broadcasting presents a series of screenings and discussions that highlights films made in New York about the immigrant experience. This program is part of the city-wide celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.

November 4, 2 - 5:30 pm

Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna/Never Say Goodbye (Karan Johar, India/US, 2006, 160min, Hindi & English)
Centering on the budding affair between two married people in search of something deeper, this powerful Indian film follows the romance and it's repercussions. Followed by conversation with Executive Producer Anadil Hossain

November 11, 2 - 5 pm

Man Push Cart (Ramin Bharani, US/Iran,83 mins, 2005, English & Urdu)
This heralded film follows Ahmad as he struggles to drag his heavy cart along the streets of New York to his corner in Midtown Manhattan where, every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. Followed by a discussion with Director Ramin Bharani

November 18, 2 - 5 pm

Red Doors (Georgia Lee, US, 2005, 90min, English)
Red Doors tells the story of the Wongs, a bizarrely dysfunctional Chinese-American family living in the New York suburbs, and their quest to live their own lives outside the invisible fences of their home. Followed by a Q&A with Director Georgia Lee.

QI'06 Artist Program

Sunday, November 12, 2 - 3 pm

QI06 artist Judith Sloan and artist/author Warren Lehrer, founders of EarSay, present excerpts from new work-in-progress, 101 Bestsellers: The Rise and Fall of Bleu Mobley, with supporting actors: Maryam Mehrjui, Mahina Movement, and surprise guests. Kara Angèle Russell Pressley will also present an excerpt from Climbing Down My Ancestral Tree: I Am My Own Griot. EarSay is a non-profit artist-driven organization dedicated to portraying stories of the uncelebrated.

Jazz International 06

Sunday, November 12, 3:30 - 5 pm

Inspired by Queens International, the QMA presents two international jazz ensembles that push music beyond superficial fusion and towards a meaningful engagement between local and international idioms. Ursel Schlicht's Ex Tempore engages in an intercultural musical process by incorporating musical languages ranging from classical Indian and West-African music to jazz, electronics and free improvisation. Musicians from India, Mali, Japan, Germany, and the US create a contemporary sound, based on the members' strong individual voices as composers and improvisers. Trio Tarana utilizes Indian rhythms as the foundation for a new creative musical experience. Group founder, composer, and percussionist Ravish Momin's compositions find that ground where fiery solos, sonic explorations and exciting group interactions occur. The innovative violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch and Brandon Terzic's melodic oud round out the trio.

CINEMAROSA: Queens Only Queer Film Series

November 19, 3 - 6 pm

Changing Perceptions: Profile of an Openly Gay Wrestler (Victor Rook, USA, 2006, 27 min.); High Heels on Wheels (Leslie Sloan & Donna Cassyd, USA, 2006, 11 min.); With You! (Yaniv Dabach, USA, 2006, 68 min.)
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 website for more info.

FOR SENIORS: THE FILM SERIES - "Where There's a Will: Inheritance and Its Mixed Blessings"

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.

Mondays, 2:00 pm. Free.

November 6: The Lion in Winter (Anthony Harvey, 1968)
November 13: Roman Holiday (William Wyler, 1953)
November 20: Major Barbara (Gabriel Pascal, 1941)
November 27: The Twelve Chairs (Mel Brooks, 1970)

FOR SENIORS: THE LOOKING SERIES - Abstraction through the Ages

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

Thursdays, 2 - 3:30 pm. $5 per session - free for members.

November 2: The Baroque; Followed by the Listening Series Concert: Exploring the Rich Palette of Baroque Music
November 9: 18th to Early 19th Century
November 16: Late 19th Century
November 23: Thanksgiving - No Session
November 30: Early 20th Century European Art

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