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ART: 21
Episode 3: Ecology
Legion Arts and the
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art have
teamed up to present free local screenings of the new season of this acclaimed
PBS
series. Each episode lasts an hour. This episode (shown at CSPS) introduces
viewers to four artists whose works pose questions about the relationships
between nature and culture.
Ursula von Rydingsvard works primarily
with cedar to create large scale structures. Drawing from her childhood
memories of growing up in WWII Polish refugee camps, she creates massive
wooden sculptures, which often resemble bowls, tools, and walls, and echo
the raw, wooden barracks in which her family was forced to live.
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s technologically
sophisticated sculptures and video installations employ natural forms such
as clouds and icebergs, as well as objects including an umbrella and
bullfight ring, as metaphors for understanding difficult social issues from
immigration and gun violence to human cloning. For photographer
Robert Adams, inspiration comes from the
American West. Through his compelling black and white images, he documents
scenes and landscapes
— from a stripped forest to a sprawling
suburban neighborhood
— that are beautiful yet disturbing and strike
a balance between sober documentation and somber indignation.
Mark Dion lives amongst “the world of stuff,”
collecting materials from flea markets and yard sales for his installations
and public projects, many of which explore our ideas and assumptions about
nature. Inspired and intrigued by scientists, natural history museums and
laboratory procedures, Dion’s works include an elaborate Vivarium in Seattle
for which he constructed a greenhouse to protect and keep alive a fallen
tree and its surroundings
— a tribute to and appreciation for the
complexities of our natural system.
Thu Nov 1 |
7 pm
CSPS | 1103 Third St SE | Cedar Rapids
Free | donations welcome
See all four episodes of Art:21: Romance Oct
18 at CSPS; Protest Oct 25 at the Museum of
Art; Ecology Nov 1 at CSPS; and Paradox
Nov 8 at the Museum of Art.
Ticket info
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Visit the official PBS
Art:21 Web site
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