How to Smile in 34 Steps LIVE!
Opens July 21 Old West, Western, sOuthWest & native american
Liz Clayton Scofield at Seed Space • July 5 Ever notice how many politicians smile even when addressing unpleasant topics? Why is it that women are raised to smile in public even if they don’t feel like it? In her latest video and performance installation, How to Smile in 34 Steps LIVE!, Liz Clayton Scofield examines the construction of smiling and challenges viewers to question cultural norms.
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In an endurance-based performance, Scofield spends the first six minutes displaying each of the 34 steps while standing in front of a video loop that mimics her performance. For the next 50 minutes she remains in position, working hard to keep her smile in place despite any discomfort she feels. How to Smile in 34 Steps LIVE! takes place at 8 and 9 p.m. at Seed Space. For more information, visit www.seedspace.org. See more of Scofield’s work at www.lizclaytonscofield.virb.com.
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Polish Theatre Posters and Chinese Sculptures RedFeather_0714.indd 1
by Tamara Beard
6/12/14 10:43 AM
Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery • Through August 28
This summer, Vanderbilt Fine Arts is presenting new exhibitions—Curiouser and Curiouser—Avant-garde Polish Theater Posters from the 1970s and From Tomb to Temple: Unearthing Ancient China through the Vanderbilt University Fine Art Collection. Curiouser and Curiouser—Avant-garde Polish Theater Posters from the 1970s is being presented in honor of the late Professor Don Evans, who taught art at Vanderbilt. This exhibit features a variety of Polish posters from the 1960s and 70s. One notable piece is Teatr im. Jana Kochanowskiego w Opolu by Jan Sawka, a theatrical poster that provoked the Polish government to expel him because of his subtle style of anti-authoritarianism. A documentary about the revolutionary history of Polish posters, Freedom on the Fence, will also be screened. Director Joseph Mella encourages everyone to visit this exhibit. He stated, “… it’s a rare window into one of the truly remarkable moments in the history of the medium.”
Curiouser and Curiouser will be on exhibit until August 28. From Tomb to Temple: Unearthing Ancient China through the Vanderbilt University Fine Art Collection is a student-curated e x h ibit feat u r ing ma ny C h inese sculptures dating back to 3300 BC. All these 3D pieces represent the spiritual relationship between temple, tomb, and divine mountains. Tracey Miller, the instructor of the student curators, said her students strived to connect the Western and Eastern cultures through universal ideas that are represented by unfamiliar objects. October 12 will be the last day to view From Tomb to Temple at Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery.
Jan Sawka, Teatr im. Jana Kochanowskiego w Opolu, Offset lithograph, 33” x 23”
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Curiouser and Curiouser and From Tomb to Temple are free and open to the public. For more information, gallery hours, and directions, visit Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery’s website at www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery.