Events
Beall Center Art + Ecology Series: Carolina Caycedo
February 16, 2022 - 5:30pm
Carolina Caycedo will discuss her body of work that addresses humanity’s relationship with nature. Informed by Indigenous philosophies, Caycedo’s art challenges us to understand nature not as a resource to be exploited, but as a living and spiritual entity that unites people beyond borders. Her innovative approach integrates her studio practice with actions in communities affected by mining, damming, and other resource extraction projects by corporations and governments. Caycedo’s work invites viewers to consider the unsustainable pace of growth under capitalism—and how we might bolster...
February 16, 2022 - 5:30pm
Carolina Caycedo will discuss her body of work that addresses humanity’s relationship with nature. Informed by Indigenous philosophies, Caycedo’s art challenges us to understand nature not as a resource to be exploited, but as a living and spiritual entity that unites people beyond borders. Her innovative approach integrates her studio practice with actions in communities affected by mining, damming, and other resource extraction projects by corporations and governments. Caycedo’s work invites viewers to consider the unsustainable pace of growth under capitalism—and how we might bolster...
Forms of Reparations: the Museum and Restorative Justice
September 23, 2020 - 1:00pm, September 28, 2020 - 1:00pm, September 28, 2020 - 5:00pm, September 30, 2020 - 1:00pm, October 5, 2020 - 1:00pm, October 5, 2020 - 5:00pm, October 7, 2020 - 1:00pm
A Zoom virtual symposium organized by the Museum and Curatorial Studies graduate students of California State University, Long Beach. Between September 23rd and October 7th keynote presentations, art and activist talks, and panel discussions focusing on the current state of decolonization within cultural institutions will be delivered by Decolonize This Place (founders Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon, joined by cultural specialist Amy Weng), Aruna D’Souza, Dr. Atreyee Gupta, Edgar Heap of Birds, Chaédria LaBouvier, Kimberli Meyer, Helen Molesworth, Laura Raicovich, lauren woods and...
September 23, 2020 - 1:00pm, September 28, 2020 - 1:00pm, September 28, 2020 - 5:00pm, September 30, 2020 - 1:00pm, October 5, 2020 - 1:00pm, October 5, 2020 - 5:00pm, October 7, 2020 - 1:00pm
A Zoom virtual symposium organized by the Museum and Curatorial Studies graduate students of California State University, Long Beach. Between September 23rd and October 7th keynote presentations, art and activist talks, and panel discussions focusing on the current state of decolonization within cultural institutions will be delivered by Decolonize This Place (founders Amin Husain and Nitasha Dhillon, joined by cultural specialist Amy Weng), Aruna D’Souza, Dr. Atreyee Gupta, Edgar Heap of Birds, Chaédria LaBouvier, Kimberli Meyer, Helen Molesworth, Laura Raicovich, lauren woods and...
Think Tank Marathon
March 6, 2020 - 12:00pm
American Monument THINK TANK MARATHON Friday March 6 - Saturday March 7 12-7pm Beall Center for Art and Technology Claire Trevor School of the Arts, UCI RSVP Think Tank Marathon - March 6 RSVP Think Tank Marathon - March 7 In recent years, evidence of police violence has reached a new level of exposure, allowing increased public access to formal investigations of police brutality. In 2014, artist/cultural organizer lauren woods began to examine police records and court transcriptions in cases where a police officer killed an unarmed...
March 6, 2020 - 12:00pm
American Monument THINK TANK MARATHON Friday March 6 - Saturday March 7 12-7pm Beall Center for Art and Technology Claire Trevor School of the Arts, UCI RSVP Think Tank Marathon - March 6 RSVP Think Tank Marathon - March 7 In recent years, evidence of police violence has reached a new level of exposure, allowing increased public access to formal investigations of police brutality. In 2014, artist/cultural organizer lauren woods began to examine police records and court transcriptions in cases where a police officer killed an unarmed...
The New Culture of Surveillance
May 6, 2019 - 5:30pm
Monday, March 5, 5:30-7:30pm UCI Applied Innovation 5141 California Ave #250, Irvine, CA 92617 Free parking on site Thee fear of an Orwellian existence has made us highly suspicious of surveillance for decades, but what happens when you invite “Big Brother” into your home? Many consumers unknowingly participate in implicit surveillance by corporations in exchange for convenience. What are the unintended consequences of digital utilities in the age of Siri, Alexa, and “Hey Google,” and how are we grappling with these concerns? Speakers will be recruited from the departments of...
May 6, 2019 - 5:30pm
Monday, March 5, 5:30-7:30pm UCI Applied Innovation 5141 California Ave #250, Irvine, CA 92617 Free parking on site Thee fear of an Orwellian existence has made us highly suspicious of surveillance for decades, but what happens when you invite “Big Brother” into your home? Many consumers unknowingly participate in implicit surveillance by corporations in exchange for convenience. What are the unintended consequences of digital utilities in the age of Siri, Alexa, and “Hey Google,” and how are we grappling with these concerns? Speakers will be recruited from the departments of...
LASER TALK: "ARTificial Life + Intelligence"
February 7, 2019 - 5:30pm
Since meeting in 1992, artists Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau have created interactive computer installations that apply scientific principles to art, such as artificial life, complexity, and generative systems. In celebration of their first retrospective in the United States and a newly created artwork that will debut at UCI, the artists will discuss their work in conversation with experts from these fields. Speakers include: Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau Contemporary, intermedia artists and researchers Jeff Krichmar Professor in the...
February 7, 2019 - 5:30pm
Since meeting in 1992, artists Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau have created interactive computer installations that apply scientific principles to art, such as artificial life, complexity, and generative systems. In celebration of their first retrospective in the United States and a newly created artwork that will debut at UCI, the artists will discuss their work in conversation with experts from these fields. Speakers include: Christa Sommerer & Laurent Mignonneau Contemporary, intermedia artists and researchers Jeff Krichmar Professor in the...
