Programs

Join us at the Fleming Museum for our series of evening programs. Each program is related to an exhibition or part of our permanent collection currently on view. Programs are included with regular admission.

FEBRUARY 6 - 6:00 PM

Discover the Didgeridoo

Musician Pitz Quattrone performs on the didgeridoo, and talks about its role in the culture, rituals, and traditions of Australia. In the second half of the performance, Pitz will be joined by "Shrimp" on djembe and acoustic guitar. It has been said that if the earth had a voice, it would be the didgeridoo with its low-pitched resonant sound and complex rhythm patterns. Don't miss the opportunity to learn more about this ancient wind instrument in a program for people of all ages. Hand-made didgeridoos created by Pitz will also be available for sale.



FEBRUARY 12 - 5:30 PM

Winter/Fall 2013 Opening Reception

Hosted by UVM President Thomas Sullivan and Fleming Director Janie Cohen



FEBRUARY 24 - 3:00 PM

FILM: Waste Land

Filmed over nearly three years, director Lucy Walker followed renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of "catadores" -- self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz's initial objective was to "paint" the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both dignity and despair as the catadores begin to reimagine their lives. (99 min.)



MARCH 13 - 6:00 PM

ARTIST'S TALK: Praxis: Using Art to Model Sustainable Economies with Max Liboiron

Artist and activist Max Liboiron builds interactive art installations out of trash. Liboirin then invites participants to interact with the installation according to one or two rules of exchange, and she documents their choices, using participants' actions as data to argue that sustainable, non-capitalist economies are not only possible, but already latent in everyday decisions. This talk introduces some of the installations and economic rules Liboiron has used in the past, and the types of economies participants have modeled.



MARCH 20 - 6:00 PM

The Topeng Masked Theatre of Bali

John Emigh, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University

Explore the topeng dance theatre of Bali, which features striking masks and brilliant costumes, as well as other Oceanic traditions that focus on community identity, in this lecture/demonstration by director and performer John Emigh.



APRIL 11 - 6:00 PM

PRESENTATION: Andy Warhol's Skin Problems

Jonathan Flatley, Associate Professor and Editor of Criticism, Wayne State University

Warhol scholar Jonathan Flatley speaks about Warhol's engagement with race, and argues that Warhol's Pop Art is fundamentally influenced by both the racist and civil rights politics of the early 1960s.



APRIL 17 - 6:00 PM

ARTIST'S TALK: The Pressure of Reality with Eric Aho

Borrowing on a key idea from a 1940 essay by Wallace Stevens, Eric Aho speaks about his recent departure from painting "observed" reality in pursuit of a new construction of "reality" that aligns more closely with his physical experience of the world. By contrasting new paintings with works from the past twenty years, Aho will draw particular attention to the ways in which paintings by Goya, Constable, deKooning and others have helped to open new paths for him as a painter.