QMAil: December 2006

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We know...we can't believe it's December either. Only 30 more days until 2006 is behind us, but it's not too late to live up to some of those resolutions you made 11 months ago. Remember the one about going to more museums or visiting new places in New York that you always wondered about? You still have time, and we've got something special waiting for you - Queens International 2006: Everything All at Once. If you want to see what the vibrant and burgeoning Queens art community is producing, you must see this exhibition. Of course we've also got a full slate of events this months so treat yourself to a little escape from the hustle and bustle of the holidays in New York and see what we're giving to you this year. Happy holidays and all the best in the New Year.

December masthead: Manuel Acevedo, The Albizu Project (detail), 2002, digital C-print, 48 x 72 inches, 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: Anahita Vossoughi, The Touching Implication of You, 2005, oil on linen, 48 x 62 inches, courtesy of the artist. Helen Quinn, Cruel Frederick(video still), 2005, gouache on paper, filmed with digital camera, video output, 3:00 minutes, color, sound, looped, courtesy of the artist.

SPECIAL EVENTS

QI06 Artist Performance - Yin Mei

Sundays, December 3, 10 & 17, 1 - 2 pm

QI06 artist Yin Mei's installation/ performance project Magic in The Square Word. The Chinese character for Yin -- denotes the ancient imperial dynasty -- the period when the earliest Chinese writing (on "oracle bones") was discovered. Yin denotes solidity, grandeur, the power of the ancestral, abundance, and overflowing of riches. Yin is also the artist's family name -- a name that has been traced back through 1400 years of family history, She will be performing and building the installation every Sunday from 1-2 pm through January 14 (except Dec 24, Dec 31)

Concert for Darfur

Saturday, December 9, 3 - 4:30 pm

Strait Gate Church at Westchester is organizing monthly "Concerts for Change" at various tri-state area venues to educate audiences about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, where over 400,000 people have died and another 2.5million have been displaced. While the concert is free to the public, 100% of collected donations will go toward the goal of $100,000 to build ten water wells to combat dehydration endemic in the arid climate of Darfur. Featuring: pop singer Hasina Stephans; Martina Bruno presenting a synthesis of Hip Hop and Classical Song; opera singer Stephan Schwarz; cabaret songs by David Vernon, and accomplished pianist Daniela Popovich.

Celebrating Tiga: A Lifetime of Devotion to the Arts and Youth

Saturday, December 9, 7 - 11 pm

Opening Reception for Community Wall Exhibition. The Consortium for Haitian Empowerment in conjunction with United Haitian Artists presents the works of Haitian master artist Tiga, Scfhol of Saint Soleil Artists, Klode and friends of Tiga. The exhibition marks Tiga’s 90th birthday and acts as a living monument and role model for Haiti's artists and youth. Larger than life, Tiga gives fresh meaning to the concept of sharing (on view Dec 9th, 2006 – Jan 10th, 2007). Opening Reception will feature live music by Syto Cave & Suki Guerrier, Carole Demsmin & Alix Ambroise Trio, and Mark Mathelier, screening of the documentary Tiga, Haiti: Reves, Possessions, Creations, Folies by Arnold Antonin (in French & English), and light refreshments.

QI06 Artist Presentation - William McMillin

Sunday, December 10, 12:45 pm

For Queens International 2006, artist William McMillin presents displaced rocks within Flushing Meadows Corona Park. McMillin and Acting Associate Curator Herb Tam will lead a guided walking tour of the rock displacement sites, discussing the history of the park, public art, and the phenomenon of moving rocks. Hot chocolate and cider will be served.

Winter Sing Celebration

Sunday, December 10, 3 - 5 pm

Fun for the whole family with multilingual winter and holiday-themed songs performed by the Americas Vocal Ensemble, and singer Melania Maldonado accompanied by guitarist Terry Pazmiño. The concert will be complimented by holiday decoration-making workshops and free hot cider and cookies to keep folks warm! Plus Author Ellen Freudenheim will be on hand to launch her new cultural guidebook book, Queens: What to Do, Where to Go (and How not to Get Lost) in New York’s Undiscovered Burough.

FAHSI's annual "Light the Parol" Christmas Celebration

Sunday, December 17, 2 - 5 pm

A "parol" is a colorful star-shaped lantern made of Capiz shells, representing the star of Bethlehem and commonly used as a Christmas decoration throughout the Philippines. Filipino American Human Services, Inc. invites the community to sponsor a parol that will be lit on a Christmas tree at the museum. The celebration will include cultural performances by the FAHSI community as well traditional Phillipine refreshments.

CINEMAROSA: Queens Only Queer Film Series

Sunday, December 17, 3 - 6 pm

Walk in the Light (M.R. Stiff , USA, 2005, 26 min); High Heels on Wheels (Leslie Sloan & Donna Cassyd, USA, 2006, 11 min.)
A documentary that explores the lives of people who yearn for a relationship with God, but are turned away by the traditions of the Christian church. Revealing the impact of intolerance and demonstrating the poser of self-love, the film explores the lives of three individuals who attend Unity Fellowship Church , a predominantly Black and Gay church in South Central Los Angeles. Intimate footage and lively gospel music provide the backdrop to a film about the struggle with accepting other and one's self.

The Lost Tribe (Rachel Landers, Australia , 2005, 56 min)
Sue-Ann Post, an ex-Mormon- lesbian-atheist, and recognized Australian comedian was estranged from her family when she decided to abandon her Mormon upbringing. When she publicly demanded to be excommunicated from the Mormon Church on a national TV talk show, she was completely ostracized from her Mormon community. This highly engaging film follows Post as she journeys to Salt Lake City where she has been invited to speak at the annual conference of gay and lesbian Mormons and ex-Mormons. Presented in partnership with WOMEN MAKE MOVIES.

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.

December 4 - A Raisin in the Sun (Daniel PEtrie, 1961)
December 11 - Melvin and Howard (Jonathan Demme, 1980)

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.

December 7 - Early to Mid 20th Century; also featuring "The Listening Series" concert - Forest Hills Chamber Players present 20th Century Music: Many Shades of Expression
December 14 - Photography
December 21 - Contemporary Art

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