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January 7 , 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Unique and Unusual Contemporary Teapots
On Display at University Art Gallery
WHAT: Teapots: Object to Subject
WHEN: Feb. 4 through March 4; Opening tea party/gallery tour, 4-6 p.m. Feb. 4
WHERE: University Art Gallery, LaCorte Hall A107, CSU Dominguez Hills
(Carson, CA) – The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills is pleased to present Teapots: Object to Subject, a national touring exhibition that takes a closer look at what is normally considered a simple utilitarian vessel used to hold tea. However, these teapots are anything but ordinary.
The exhibit opens Feb. 4 and continues through March 4.
Toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, Teapots: Object to Subject is a collection of 50 teapots representing the best from both established artists and the most promising innovative new artists. This is the only greater Los Angeles stop on the tour.
Visitors will encounter teapots modeled after a disparate array of subjects, including a stack of cardboard boxes, a female sunbather, and a painting by Botticelli. The further uniqueness of the teapots lie in the non-traditional materials used to create them, such as cloth or precious metals.
Teapot: Object to Subject is curated by Leslie Ferrin, author of Teapots Transformed: Exploration of an Object. In this travelling exhibit at CSU Dominguez Hills, she suggests that as the teapot becomes more abstracted, its function becomes less relevant. In effect, the subject of the work becomes the primary focus; the initial object, the teapot, becomes a secondary concern for the artist and the viewer.
An opening tea party will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the University Art Gallery. In conjunction with the opening, Jim Keville, assistant professor of art at CSU Dominguez Hills and an expert on ceramics, will give a tour of the exhibit. His tour will begin at 5 p.m.
The exhibition and related events are sponsored by the Instructionally Related Activities Committee of Associated Students Inc., the student governing body on campus.
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, the University Art Gallery is room A-107 on the first floor of LaCorte Hall. Admission is free.
CSU Dominguez Hills is located at 1000 E. Victoria Street in Carson. LaCorte Hall is on the west side of campus off Toro Center Drive/Tamcliff Street.
Visitor parking in campus lots is permitted with a valid parking pass. Passes are $4 and available at yellow dispensing machines at the perimeter of each campus lot.
Images of some of the teapots on display are online at www.cla.csudh.edu/dnp/art_gallery/exhibition_detail.asp?ageID=16. High resolution images are available upon request.
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About ExhibitsUSA – The purpose of ExhibitUSA is to create access to an array of arts and humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of diverse art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities. A national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1972, ExhibitsUSA is generously supported by the Altria Group Inc.; James H. Clement, Jr.; the Cooper Foundation; DST Systems Inc.; Edward Jones; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; the Helen Jones Foundation; the William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, trustee; the Richard P. Kimmel and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation Inc.; Land O' Lakes Inc.; Mrs. Tom Lea; Adair Margo Gallery Inc.; the National Endowment for the Arts; the National Endowment for the Humanities; SBC Missouri; the Society of North American Goldsmiths; Sonic, America’s Drive-In; Sterling Vineyards; the Summerlee Foundation; the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust; Valmont Industries; the Woods Charitable Fund; and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
About the University Art Gallery -- The University Art Gallery opened in 1978 and is considered one of the major exhibition spaces in the South Bay. The gallery supports and enhances the Art Department's instructional program while giving students from all disciplines and interested community members a valuable opportunity to explore and experience contemporary and historical works of art from many cultures. The gallery has over 2,000 square feet of exhibition space and 18' high ceilings, and it can accommodate large-scale paintings and sculptures by artists of local and national reputation. There are five exhibitions a year, the last being a multimedia show of works by graduating seniors in the Art Department. For more information, visit www.cla.csudh.edu/dnp/art/index.asp?wID=2.
About CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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