Goings On | 01/03/2022 - Franklin Furnace

Contents for January 03, 2022

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Weekly Spotlight: Alvin Eng, FF Alumn, now online at https://franklinfurnace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17325coll1/id/65/rec/43

1. The Dark Bob, FF Alumn, at Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art

2. Chun Hua Catherine Dong, FF Alumns, at He Xiangnin Art Museum, Shenzhen, China

3. Xinan Ran, Urban Bush Women, FF Alumns, at La Mama, Manhattan, January 8-15

4. Sarah Safford, FF Alumn, now online at Bevival.com

5. Todd Ayoung, FF Alumn, now online at brill.com

6. Arturo Lindsay, FF Alumn, now online at CongoArtFilm.com

7. Charles Yuen, FF Alumn, at 490 Atlantic Gallery, Brooklyn, opening Jan. 8

8. Susan Newmark, FF Alumn, at FGD Gallery, Brooklyn, opening Jan. 7

9. Peggy Shaw & Lois Weaver, FF Alumns, now online

10. Dick Zigun, FF Alumn, now online in The New York Post

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Weekly Spotlight: Alvin Eng, FF Alumn, now online at https://franklinfurnace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17325coll1/id/65/rec/43

This Weekly Spotlight features Alvin Eng’s performance “Mao Zedong: Jealous Son (An Abstract Portrait)”, a 35-minute online broadcast from June 12, 1998 through Franklin Furnace at Pseudo Programs. Eng developed the concept and libretto for the humorous piece; Yoav Gal developed the music; visual design and direction is by Melissa Cahill Tonelli, MSB Associates; and audio engineering by Timothy Cramer, Maelstrom Music. Footage of Byung Woo Kim, Gervacio Y. Basa Ong, Jr., Randall Schloss, and Carol To, the opera singers, is layered over a background of film and changing photographs depicting Mao Zedong, the late founder of the Chinese Communist Party, at four different stages: “ Teenage Mao,” “Comrade Mao,” “Chairman Mao,” and “Dead Mao.” More about Alvin Eng at www.AlvinEng.com (Text by Julia Larberg, FF University Intern, 2021)

Please watch here:

https://franklinfurnace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17325coll1/id/65/rec/43

Thank you!

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1. The Dark Bob, FF Alumn, at Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art

The Dark Bob’s papers and archives have been admitted to the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art. The Dark Bob’s entry into the Archives will sit alongside the papers of Bob & Bob, the pioneering performance art team he co-founded in 1975. Bob & Bob were entered into the Smithsonian’s Archives in 2020.

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2. Chun Hua Catherine Dong, FF Alumns, at He Xiangnin Art Museum, Shenzhen, China Chun Hua

Catherine Dong presents their four channel VR installation, “Meet Me Halfway,” at group exhibition, In Working: Women In Art Practice, at He Xiangnin Art Museum, Shenzhen, China, December 29, 2021 – March 27, 2022 The exhibition invites 16 female artists who have lived overseas for a long time or have long been traveling between China and the abroad, to present their art practice till now in a multidimensional way, ranging from video recording, artistic expression to spatial reconstruction. The focus of this year’s exhibition is that, in a history of production going through agriculture, industry and intellect, being productive forces of labor, female artists across the ages have contributed physically, emotionally and intellectually. By investigating their artistic creations, this exhibition takes the public on a journey to rethink the efforts of overseas Chinese women in the new era for social development, cultural exchange and intellectual innovation in the context of globalization.

For more info about this exhibition, please visit:

http://www.hxnart.com/en/index/Exhibitions-Events/exhibitions/detail!20211229

Thank you.

Chun Hua Catherine Dong is a Chinese-born Montreal based artist working with performance, photography, video, AR and VR. Dong received a BFA from Emily Carr University Art & Design and MFA from Concordia University. Dong has exhibited their works and performed in multiple international venues and festivals, such as Quebec City Biennial, MOMENTA | Biennale de l’image, Kaunas Biennial, The Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne in Paris, The Aine Art Museum in Tornio, Bury Art Museum in Manchester, Museo de la Cancillería in Mexico City, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, HuBei Museum of Fine Art in WuHan, Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival in Chicago, 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art in Toronto, and so on. Dong was the recipient of the Frankie Furnace Award in 2014.

For more info about Chun Hua Catherine Dong, please visit:

https://chunhuacatherinedong.com

Thank you.

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3. Xinan Ran, Urban Bush Women, FF Alumns, at La Mama, Manhattan, January 8-15

Dear friends, A great musical/performance production CANNABIS! A VIPER VAUDEVILLE will run at La Mama this coming Jan 8-15th. The show includes original songs from Grace Galu Libretto, dance by Urban Bush Women and produced by Baba Israel. I helped out the set design at its final production stage, and I was wonderfully surprised by its music and dance during the rehearsal. I highly recommend this show if you are looking for some good theater this January. regards, Helen (Xinan Ran)

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4. Sarah Safford, FF Alumn, now online at Bevival.com

Sarah Safford has another End of Life music video online at https://www.bevival.com/mortality-awareness-video

Thank you.

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5. Todd Ayoung, FF Alumn, now online at brill.com

Godzilla 11 discussion: https://brill.com/view/journals/adva/6/3/article-p337_337.xml?ebody=previewpdf-49929 https://brill.com/view/journals/adva/6/3/article-p359_359.xml?language=en

Thank you.

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6. Arturo Lindsay, FF Alumn, now online at CongoArtFilm.com

Please visit this link: https://www.congoartfilm.com/

Thank you.

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7. Charles Yuen, FF Alumn, at 490 Atlantic Gallery, Brooklyn, opening Jan. 8

Please join us:

Charles Yuen: Future Paradise

Opening Saturday January 8, 5-8 pm.

January 8 – February 20, 2022

hours: Saturday and Sunday 12:00 to 6:00, and by appointment

490 Atlantic Gallery, 490 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

required: mask and confirmation of vaccination status

Infused with hope and loss, these paintings report on the weathered conditions of our humanness.

contact:

Jim Edwards, ph: 718.344.4856, e: 490Atlantic@gmail.com,

Charles Yuen (txt): 718.875.7192, e. chasyuen@gmail.com

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8. Susan Newmark, FF Alumn, at FGD Gallery, Brooklyn, opening Jan. 7

Opening Reception

Friday, January 7, 5:00 – 7:00pm

Black and White Drawings

January 8 – January 30

FGD Gallery

535B Sixth Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11215

(Between 14th and 15th St in Park Slope)

Gallery Tour at 3pm on Saturday, January 15

Featuring Works By

Peter Malone

Carolyn Martin

Susan Newmark

Join us for the opening of Black and White Drawings! Showcasing a variety of media on paper and a wide range of styles, the show provides an in-depth exploration into the full breadth of drawing possibilities.

Gallery Hours

Friday: 2 – 5pm

Saturday & Sunday: 12 – 5pm

For more information or to make an appointment, contact Katherine Davis

kgormandavis@yahoo.com

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9. Peggy Shaw & Lois Weaver, FF Alumns, now online

Please visit this link:

http://www.split-britches.com/blog/2021/12/22/a-2021-reflection-and-looking-ahead-to-2022

Thank you.

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10. Dick Zigun, FF Alumn, now online in The New York Post