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UCR ARTSblock Presents Mundos Alternos : Art and Science Fiction in the Americas September 16, 2017 – February 4, 2018 “Ambitious…Groundbreaking…A Provocative View of Arts in the Americas” (Riverside, CA) -- Beginning September 16 th , UCR ARTSblock will present Mundos Alternos: Art and Science Fiction in the Americas, the culmination of a worldwide exploration including 18 months of travel throughout 6 countries. Exhibition curators Robb Hernández, Tyler Stallings, and Joanna Szupinska-Myers visited more than 400 artists, curators, and scholars and selected over 30 contemporary artists, who work within the science fiction genre to imagine new realities and alternate worlds. Mundos Alternos is a reflection of the curators’ relentless efforts to identify established and emergent voices in the field— many showing in Southern California for the first time. “Mundos Alternos is the first project that considers the convergence of visual art, science fiction, and Latin American studies—a convergence that has the potential to generate further inquiries in all of these fields,” says Joanna Szupinska-Myers, Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the California Museum of Photography and co-curator of the exhibition. Visitors should expect the unexpected by way of large-scale installations, photographs, sculpture, drawings, paintings, performances, and video installations that encompass 11,000 square feet in ARTSblock’s two adjacent buildings: the California Museum of Photography (CMP) and the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts. The curatorial team has also produced a major contribution to the field of science fiction studies in the form of a heavily illustrated book that includes original essays by the curators and leading scholars with expertise in Latin American, Latino/a, and Chicano/a visual culture, with an emphasis on the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Central America. “We have selected a swath of artists across the Americas who have created artworks that point to alternate worlds, in which self- determination and autonomy can occur in a present that is already the past pointing to a future,” explains Tyler Stallings, Artistic Director of the Culver Center of the Arts and co-curator of the exhibition. Mundos Alternos brings together the work of international artists from across Latin America and Latino artists from throughout the United States. Artists early in their careers—including Beatriz Cortez (b. 1970, San Salvador, El Salvador), Jillian Mayer (b. 1984, Miami, FL), Hector Hernandez (b. 1974, Laredo, TX), and Clarissa Tossin (b. 1973, Porto Alegre, Brazil)—provide a new way of thinking about contemporary art in the Americas. While more established artists—Guillermo Gómez-Peña (b. 1955, Mexico City, Mexico), Gyula Kosice (b. 1924, Košice, Czechoslovakia, d. 2016, Buenos Aires, Argentina), and Rubén Ortiz Torres (b. 1964, Mexico City, Mexico) — illustrate an intersection between generations in a field that has never been explored with such scholarly aptitude
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UCRARTSblockPresents MundosAlternos:ArtandScienceFictionintheAmericas
September16,2017–February4,2018
“Ambitious…Groundbreaking…AProvocativeViewofArtsintheAmericas”
(Riverside,CA)--BeginningSeptember16th,UCRARTSblockwillpresentMundosAlternos:ArtandScienceFictionintheAmericas,theculminationofaworldwideexplorationincluding18monthsoftravelthroughout6countries.ExhibitioncuratorsRobbHernández,TylerStallings,andJoannaSzupinska-Myersvisitedmorethan400artists,curators,andscholarsandselectedover30contemporaryartists,whoworkwithinthesciencefictiongenretoimaginenewrealitiesandalternateworlds.MundosAlternosisareflectionofthecurators’relentlesseffortstoidentifyestablishedandemergentvoicesinthefield—manyshowinginSouthernCaliforniaforthefirsttime.“MundosAlternosisthefirstprojectthatconsiderstheconvergenceofvisualart,sciencefiction,andLatinAmericanstudies—aconvergencethathasthepotentialtogeneratefurtherinquiriesinallofthesefields,”saysJoannaSzupinska-Myers,SeniorCuratorofExhibitionsattheCaliforniaMuseumofPhotographyandco-curatoroftheexhibition.Visitorsshouldexpecttheunexpectedbywayoflarge-scaleinstallations,photographs,sculpture,drawings,paintings,performances,andvideoinstallationsthatencompass11,000squarefeetinARTSblock’stwoadjacentbuildings:theCaliforniaMuseumofPhotography(CMP)andtheBarbaraandArtCulverCenteroftheArts.ThecuratorialteamhasalsoproducedamajorcontributiontothefieldofsciencefictionstudiesintheformofaheavilyillustratedbookthatincludesoriginalessaysbythecuratorsandleadingscholarswithexpertiseinLatinAmerican,Latino/a,andChicano/avisualculture,withanemphasisontheUnitedStates,Mexico,Argentina,Brazil,andCentralAmerica.“WehaveselectedaswathofartistsacrosstheAmericaswhohavecreatedartworksthatpointtoalternateworlds,inwhichself-determinationandautonomycanoccurinapresentthatisalreadythepastpointingtoafuture,”explainsTylerStallings,ArtisticDirectoroftheCulverCenteroftheArtsandco-curatoroftheexhibition.MundosAlternosbringstogethertheworkofinternationalartistsfromacrossLatinAmericaandLatinoartistsfromthroughouttheUnitedStates.Artistsearlyintheircareers—includingBeatrizCortez(b.1970,SanSalvador,ElSalvador),JillianMayer(b.1984,Miami,FL),HectorHernandez(b.1974,Laredo,TX),andClarissaTossin(b.1973,PortoAlegre,Brazil)—provideanewwayofthinkingaboutcontemporaryartintheAmericas.Whilemoreestablishedartists—GuillermoGómez-Peña(b.1955,MexicoCity,Mexico),GyulaKosice(b.1924,Košice,Czechoslovakia,d.2016,BuenosAires,Argentina),andRubénOrtizTorres(b.1964,MexicoCity,Mexico)—illustrateanintersectionbetweengenerationsinafieldthathasneverbeenexploredwithsuchscholarlyaptitude
andvigor.MundosAlternosisthestartofanideathataffectsthewaywethinkofcontemporaryartandwillchangethewayhistoryiswritten. “ThisexhibitionisthefirsteffortoftransnationalscopetoidentifythegrowingtendencyofsciencefictionincontemporaryLatinAmericanandLatinoart,atendencythatrecasts‘thefuture’atatimewhendebatesoverimmigrationreform,militarizedborders,massdeportations,andeffortstobuild‘thewall’mightsuggestotherwise,”explainsRobbHernández,AssistantProfessorofEnglishatUCRandco-curatoroftheexhibition.“BuildingonUCR’sinternationalreputationinthestudyofsciencefiction,thisambitiousexhibitioncontributesnewscholarshiptothefieldofcontemporaryLatinAmericanandLatino/aartisticexpression,”saysSheilaBergman,ARTSblockExecutiveDirector.
ThegrandopeningofMundosAlternoswillbeheldonSeptember30,2017from6:00-9:00pmatUCRARTSblock.MundosAlternos:ArtandScienceFictionintheAmericasisonviewfromSeptember16,2017throughFebruary4,2018.TheexhibitioniscuratedbyRobbHernández,AssistantProfessorofEnglishatUCR;TylerStallings,ArtisticDirectoroftheCulverCenteroftheArts;andJoannaSzupinska-Myers,SeniorCuratorofExhibitionsattheCaliforniaMuseumofPhotography.KathrynPoindexter,CMPAssistantCurator,isProjectManager.UCRARTSblockisopen11am-5pmTuesday-Thursday,11am-7pmFriday-Saturday,11am-4pmSunday,andclosedMonday.Openlateuntil9pmeveryfirstThursdayofthemonth.Admissionis$5.Formoreinformation,visitartsblock.ucr.eduandpacificstandardtime.org.PressContact:PatrickEdgett,[email protected]’sexhibitionMyth&Mirage:InlandSouthernCalifornia,BirthplaceoftheSpanishColonialRevival,alsopartofPacificStandardTime:LA/LA,duringaconcurrentOpeningCelebrationonSeptember30,6:00-9:00pm.***ListofArtistsandCountryofOriginasAttachment***ABOUTPST:LA/LATheexhibitionispartofPacificStandardTime:LA/LA,afar-reachingandambitiousexplorationofLatinAmericanandLatinoartindialoguewithLosAngeles,takingplacefromSeptember2017throughJanuary2018atmorethan70culturalinstitutionsfromSantaBarbaratoSanDiego,andfromLosAngelestoPalmSprings.PacificStandardTimeisaninitiativeoftheGettywithartsinstitutionsacrossSouthernCalifornia.ThepresentingsponsorisBankofAmerica.
MajorsupportforthisexhibitionisprovidedthroughgrantsfromtheGettyFoundation.AdditionalsupportisprovidedbyUCR’sCollegeofHumanities,Arts,andSocialSciences(CHASS),andtheCityofRiverside.AboutUCRARTSblockUCRARTSblockbroughttogethertheCaliforniaMuseumofPhotography(foundedin1973),theJackandMarilynSweeneyArtGallery(1963),andtheBarbaraandArtCulverCenteroftheArts(2010).Theextensiveart,photography,andresearchcollectionsoftheCMPandSweeneyArtGallerymakeARTSblockanimportantdestinationforaudiencesaswellasresearchersworkinginawiderangeoffields.
ARTSblock’sactivitiesembodyUCR’scommitmenttobroadly-basedpubliceducationandcutting-edgeresearch.Asauniversitymuseumandartgallery,ARTSblockiscommittedtoofferingstudentsopportunitiesforprofessionalmuseumwork.StudentsfromUCRandelsewhereareinvolvedundertheaegisofindependentcoursestatus,internships,work-study,andasvolunteers. Formoreinformation,visitwww.artsblock.ucr.edu.
California Museum of Photography Sweeney Art Gallery Culver Center of the Arts University of California, Riverside
3824 Main Street • Riverside • California • 92501 • 951.827.5191 • www.ARTSblock.ucr.edu
MundosAlternos:ArtandScienceFictionintheAmericasUCRARTSblockSeptember16,2017–February4,2018FactSheet� MundosAlternoslooksathowcontemporaryartistsusesciencefictionaltropesintheir
work� TheexhibitionincludesworkbyChicano/a,Latino/a,andLatinAmericanartists� Thisisthefirsteffortoftransnationalscopetoidentifythegrowingtendencyofscience
fictionincontemporaryLatinAmericanandLatinoart� Includedisworkbyover30artistsandgroupsfromacrosstheAmericas,including
Argentina,Brazil,Chile,Cuba,ElSalvador,andMexico,aswellasCalifornia,Florida,NewMexico,NewYork,Texas,andPuertoRico
� Theexhibitionincludesinstallation,sculpture,video,photography,painting,andperformance
• TheexhibitionwillbepresentedinARTSblock’stwoadjacentbuildings,theCaliforniaMuseumofPhotographyandtheBarbaraandArtCulverCenteroftheArts,encompassingabout11,000squarefeetofgalleryspace
� Arelatedfilmprogramwillpresentseminalsciencefictionmoviesalongsidemorerarelyscreenedpictures,includingfilmsmadeinSouthAmerica,Mexico,andCuba
� PublishedbyARTSblockwithLuciaΙMarquand,Seattle,anddistributedbyDAP,aheavilyillustrated,160-pagebookoforiginalessayswillbeavailableinSeptember2017
� UCRiversideisamajorcenterforthestudyofsciencefictionandtechnoculture� TheEatonCollectionofScienceFiction&FantasyatUCRiversideisoneoftheworld’s
largest,richest,anddeepestcollectionsofsciencefiction,fantasy,horror,utopianliterature,andrelatedgenres
� MundosAlternosispartofPacificStandardTime:LA/LA,afar-reachingandambitiousexplorationofLatinAmericanandLatinoartindialoguewithLosAngeles,takingplacefromSeptember2017throughJanuary2018atmorethan70culturalinstitutionsfromSantaBarbaratoSanDiego,andfromLosAngelestoPalmSprings
California Museum of Photography Sweeney Art Gallery Culver Center of the Arts University of California, Riverside
3824 Main Street • Riverside • California • 92501 • 951.827.5191 • www.ARTSblock.ucr.edu
ListofArtistsArgentina
• EricaBohm• Faivovich&Goldberg• GyulaKosice(borninSlovakia)
ElSalvador
• SimónVegaMexico
• TaniaCandiani• LaGravedaddelosAsuntos
California
• GuillermoBert(borninChile)• BeatrizCortez(borninElSalvador)• GuillermoGómez-Peña(borninMexico)• MundoMeza(borninMexico)• RubénOrtizTorres(borninMexico)• Rigo23(borninPortugal)• AlexRivera(borninNewYork)• ClarissaTossin(borninBrazil)• RicardoValverde(borninArizona)
NewMexico
Texas
• AZTLANDanceCompany• ClaudioDicochea(borninMexico)• HectorHernandez• LAVATOCOSMICOc-s• Robert“Cyclona”Legorreta• MASA—MeChicanoAllianceofSpaceArtists• LuisValderas
Florida
• JillianMayer• GlexisNovoa(borninCuba)
NewYork
• ChicoMacMurtrie(borninNewMexico)• CarmelitaTropicana(borninCuba)• GuadalupeMaravilla(formerlyIrvin
Morazán,borninElSalvador)PuertoRico
• ADÁL• SofíaGallisáMuriente• JoséLuisVargas
• MarionMartinez
California Museum of Photography Sweeney Art Gallery Culver Center of the Arts University of California, Riverside
3824 Main Street • Riverside • California • 92501 • 951.827.5191 • www.ARTSblock.ucr.edu
SocialandPoliticalIssues ImmigrationandtheBorder
• ADAL(seePDFpage55*)• RubénOrtizTorres(38)• AlexRivera(66)• GuadalupeMaravilla(formerly
IrvinMorazán,borninElSalvador)(31)
Chicanofuturism
• AZTLANDanceCompany(28)• HectorHernandez(30)• LAVATOCOSMICOc-s(30)• LaGravedaddelosAsuntos(64)• MASA—MeChicanoAllianceof
SpaceArtists(57-58)• LuisValderas(32)• RicardoValverde(33)
Post-ColonialAmericas
• BeatrizCortez(18)• Faivovich&Goldberg(19)• JoséLuisVargas(66)• SimónVega(39)
IndigenousFuturism
• GuillermoBert(46)• MarionMartinez(46)• Rigo23(47)
QueerFuturism
• Robert“Cyclona”Legorreta(31)• MundoMeza(28)• CarmelitaTropicana(32)
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• EricaBohm(55)• TaniaCandiani(18)• ClaudioDicochea(29)• JillianMayer(65)• GuillermoGómez-Peña(29)
UtopianandDystopianAmericas
• SofiaGallisáMuriente(64)• GyulaKosice(65)• ChicoMacMurtrie(38)• GlexisNovoa(56)• ClarissaTossin(19)
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