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It’s a great weekend for art and music at UC Davis and the surrounding area. Jazz is coming to Mondavi once again this weekend (don’t miss the LEGO). To get this connection, you need to read on.
Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, it’s Saturday in Mondavi, the violas in Pitzer today, and it’s the last weekend of the “New Flavors…†exhibition at the Manetti Shrem, which presents works prized art from the 1960s. Also read about an alum exhibit. His work is inspired, he said, by first-generation UC Davis artist Wayne Thiebaud.
Another member of this elite group from the 1960s, UC Davis first generation artist Manuel Neri, died last Monday. His art will live on. We will have more next week on Neri’s contributions to the art world as well as the UC Davis world and the surrounding community. He is the UC Davis artist perhaps best known for his figures, many of which dot the landscape outside the museum, which I will leave to you below.
Karen Nikos-Rose, Art Blog Editor
Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis at Mondavi on Saturday
October 23, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis is committed to the idea that optimism and progressive musical thought can – and should – coexist in modern New Orleans jazz. The Uptown Jazz Orchestra pushes the boundaries of big bands, performing with a spirit of joy and fun that could only come from Crescent City. Their repertoire consists of material that spans over 100 years of American music, with influences from Louis Armstrong to Count Basie, from James Brown to J Cole. Get ready for a big party, with second line acts and audience participation that creates a festive spirit with every performance.
Find more information and buy tickets here.
The LEGO Mondavi Center on display in the Mondavi Hall
by Stephen Crouse
Visitors to the Mondavi Center have a new way of having a great view of the building, and that is in the lobby.
A LEGO recreation of the Mondavi Center, built by Stephen Crouse from more than 37,000 pieces, was shown for the first time on opening night last week. The 42-inch-long model sits in a lighted display in the Yocha Dehe Great Hall and will remain there, having been donated by Crouse.
The smaller scale and perspective shows how the formal elements of the structure work together, while the use of the different blocks inspires awareness of the patterns and materials (such as stones) that give the building its visual character. distinctive.
No detail has been overlooked. The interior stairs are visible from the windows, the signs and posters are in mini showcases. There’s even a fully furnished Jackson Hall stage and catwalk inside the Vanderhoef Studio Theater!
Unsurprisingly, the model was a huge hit of the night, generating conversations and many shared stories about LEGO building memorabilia. Just as performing arts can inspire and connect us, Stephen’s model generates a sense of universal wonder, unleashing all the magic of the limitless potential of our imaginations.
Learn more about it, as well as a Q&A with its creator, in the Mondavi Center Blog.
The viola quartets today at the Pitzer Center
12:05 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., free, one noon Shinkoskey concert, recital hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center
Ellen Ruth Rose, viola, and UC Davis lecturer in music; Kurt Rohde, viola and music teacher, Zoe Kemmerling, viola (’07), Matthew Curtis, viola and graduate student in biomedical engineering, and principal viola of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Maya True-Fogel, viola and undergraduate music student , Samantha Sharp, viola and graduate student in civil and environmental engineering.
The program includes Variations on a Theme by Daniel Rudning by Holst and Ciaccona by Ichiro Nodaira, a transcription of Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, by JS Bach (2000)
Last weekend for ‘New flavors’
There are only a few days left to see “New Flavors: Collected at the Candy Store | Selections from the Manetti Shrem Museum â€before it closes October 24.
Celebrating the less told stories of the Candy Store Gallery, the 11 artists featured include Luis Cruz Azaceta, Luis Jimenez, George Longfish, Joan Moment, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Maija Peeples-Bright, Pam Scrutton, Sandra Shannonhouse, Ann Leda Shapiro and Glenn Takai. Their work was first championed by gallery owner Adeliza McHugh from 1962 to 1992 in her beloved Folsom space which fostered an emerging artistic community.
These artists bear witness to the diversity of artistic practices that have made the Candy Store such a unique space. “The works on display express the whimsical, colorful, humorous and light nature of the gallery, but also explore serious themes of feminism, sexuality, violence and our collective place in the world,†says Jenna Blair, co- curator of the exhibition with Susie. Kantor.
The museum is open from Thursday to Sunday. Advance tickets recommended; walk-in visitors are welcome depending on capacity. Visit manettishrem.org.
UC Davis Alumni Art Exhibition in Washington
Crazy time, a solo exhibition of new paintings and watercolors by artist Vonn Cummings Sumner (MFA 2000) and UC Davis alumnus, is on view at Morton Fine Art in Washington DC through November 3. Reflecting the artist’s long-standing interest in the career of famous American cartoonist George Herriman, Sumner’s recent works render the eponymous protagonist of Herriman’s comic Krazy Kat in settings and circumstances reminiscent of contemporary life. It is also available online.
Sumner was first introduced to Krazy Kat by his mentor, painter Wayne Thiebaud, whose love for Krazy Kat was shared by peers such as Philip Guston and Willem de Kooning. Appeared in the newsprint from 1913 to 1944, Krazy Kat remains a cornerstone in the history of American comics, due to its widespread cultural influence. Today, Sumner’s revitalization of Krazy Kat highlights its relevance to 21st century themes – partly created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sumner describes Krazy Kat as an ’empathetic effigy’ to treat for a moment. of great global change and loss.
To see the Crazy time online exhibition here.
“Aggie California Photographic Archives: The Gems of Student Photojournalism” Now on Display
Until March 18, 2022
Peter J. Shields Library, Hall, near Archives and Special Collections, Free
Unearthed from The California Aggie’s ‘Photo Mortuary’, a rich collection of photographs produced for the campus newspaper and kept for many years in its offices in the basement of Freeborn Hall, this exhibit celebrates the talent and hard work of UC Davis photojournalist students.
Visit the exhibit at the Shields Library anytime the library is open. And watch for a full story on it in the Arts Blog next week.
Look here:
- The Flaming Lips performing at the Coffee House. Andrea Terrenzio captured this photo of alternative rock band The Flaming Lips to accompany Elizabeth Kieszkowski’s concert review article published on October 24, 1989. The venue was the Memorial Union Coffee House, an intimate campus beloved for music live. To see the original story.
Wu Tsang presents ‘Moved by the Motion’ at SFMOMA
Until June 5
Since 2013, artist Wu Tsang has collaborated with “Moved by the Motionâ€, a constellation of interdisciplinary artists who work fluidly between language, movement, image and sound. For this exhibition, Tsang and his members Asma Maroof, Tapiwa Svosve, Patrick Belaga, Fred Moten, Serpentwithfeet, Tosh Basco, Ahya Simone, Daniel Pineda and David Quam present an experiential sound installation that explores the concept of the B-side.
The soundscape will bring together minor compositions, fragments of spoken poetry drawn from rehearsals, recent tertiary recordings and other moments of improvisation. This exhibition reinforces their interest in exploring the affective possibilities of sound and the gravitational forces that bring us together.
Find more information and buy tickets here.
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