NEWS & EVENTS from 2015
Yamantaka Documentary
It’s here! Yamantaka, a new feature-length documentary. See a candid view of this esoteric and complex Tibetan Buddhist highest yoga tantra held at Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, India. Monks create an elaborate sand mandala, ritual cakes and other sacred arts, offer prayers, chant, play ritual instruments, and meditate over the course of ten days. On the last day, the sand mandala is swept into a vase and released into the world as a blessing for all. With gratitude to the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Namgyal Monastery for the opportunity to document this event. Made possible in part by the support of Fulbright-Nehru Research Program, Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, and United States-India Education Foundation. Occurs annually. Release of this film coincided with 2015 Yamantaka ritual, Oct. 30th – Nov. 8.
Louisiana Art & Science Museum Exhibit
Eva Lee exhibits at Louisiana Art & Science Museum in a show entitled Sun Light/Star Light: Contemplations on the Solar Orb, Oct 10, 2015 – Jan 10, 2016. In honor of the U.N. International Year of Light, this multi-media exhibition features eight artists whose works explore the scientific, aesthetic, and spiritual dimensions of the Sun. Artists include duo Caitlind R.C. Brown and Wayne Garrett, Canada; Jonathan Feldschuh, U.S.A.; IstadPacini Art Lab (collaborators Christine Istad and Lisa Pacini), Norway; Eva Lee, U.S.A.; Taro Shinoda, Japan; and Penelope Umbrico, U.S.A. Also included is a special interactive visual and auditory experience of the surface of the sun produced by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The opening on Oct. 9th coincided with Light Fantastic: 30th Annual Louisiana Art & Science Museum Gala. See Sun Light/Star Light catalogue here
Artsfest Film Festival Screening
Betwixt screens at Artsfest Film Festival, 17th Annual Moviate Underground, May 22-25, 2015, Harrisburg, PA.
Parse Gallery Screening
Parse Gallery, Presentism, March 14th at 8pm and March 15th at 2pm, a short international film festival curated by Ruth Dusseault. The program includes 16 short films for a 90 minute program with a brief introduction by Dusseault.
PARSE is pleased to present “Presentism,” an international short short film festival curated by Atlanta-based artist and curator Ruth Dusseault. The program includes 16 short films for a 90 minute program that will include a brief introduction by Dusseault. The screenings will take place on the third floor of PARSE. This program was previously presented at Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta, GA.
“Presentism” is described by Dusseault as “a philosophy of time that states nothing in the past or future exists. The only reality is the present moment, which is redefined. A moment is no longer like the blade of a knife, gone the instant it is felt. Rather, it is an extended duration of conscious experience. Reality is also redefined. The world is no longer characterized as a set of historic and anticipated facts, as in “once and for all.” The presentist defines reality as a world that relies on a constant survey. And when events happen in multiple places simultaneously, they are part of the same reality.”
Artists include: Ryan Brennan (Atlanta – New York), Sara Dittrich (Ohio), Lauren Franklin& David Banks (California), Claire Gustavson (New York), Babak Habibifar (Iran), Robert Ladislas Derr (Ohio), Eva Lee (India), Sebastian Matthias (Germany), Thomas Maries (New York), Javier Marco Rico (Spain), Jim Roche (Florida), Steve Rowell (Norway), Casey Smallwood (Illinois), Deborah Stratman (Illinois), Joon Sung (Tokyo), Michael Szpakowski(United Kingdom), Danny Volk (Illinois).
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ABOUT THE CURATOR
Ruth Dusseault is a cross-disciplinary media artist who works in photography, film and installation. Her work falls at the intersection of geography and social psychology, reflecting utopian expressions as they enter the built environment. She has curated exhibitions that merge art and architecture for the District of Columbia Art Center, the Contemporary in Atlanta and the Avery Center at the Carnegie Museum of Art. She designs special topics courses that merge visual thinking, science and design for Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology. She has received over a dozen awards and recognitions from institutions including New York’s Artadia Foundation, the Forward Arts Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Center for Land Use Interpretation. Her work is exhibited and collected internationally and has shown at London’s Chelsea College of Art, Boston Center for the Arts, High Museum of Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, Houston Center for Photography, Bemis Center for the Arts and Emory University.
Fulbright Artist Talk at UConn-Storrs
Fulbright Artist Talk at DNKL Tibetan Center
DNKL Tibetan Center for Universal Peace, Fulbright Artist Talk, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, 11am-12:30pm, followed by reception.
Arts Council of New Haven Exhibition
On the Spiritual in Art, group exhibition presented by The Arts Council of Greater New Haven. Artist Talk, January 17th, 2015, 2-3pm. Curated by Debbie Hesse, the show features artwork by Colin Burke, Leah Caroline, Jessica Cuni, Kathryn Frund, Kayla Kirsch, Eva Lee, Evie Lindemann, Gerald Saladyga and Aicha Woods.