Dec. 9, 2015 PopUp Exhibition
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The Magnes | PopUp Exhibitions December 2015 GREG NIEMEYER ON THE MATERIALS OF MEMORY 12pm-1pm Wednesday, December 9, 2015 The Magnes Auditorium, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720 THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94720 510.643.2526 • MAGNES.BERKELEY.EDU Greg Niemeyer is Associate Professor of Art Practice and the Director of the Berkeley Center for New Media. Born in Switzerland in 1967, he studied photography and classics, and received his MFA from Stanford, where he founded the Digital Art Center. At the Berkeley Center for New Media, Professor Niemeyer focuses on the mediation between humans as individuals and humans as a collective through technological means, and emphasizes playful responses to technology. His presentation will focus on the materials from which the Hanukkah lamps in The Magnes Collection are made, paying particular attention to a lamp built in 1946, immediately after the Holocaust. ABOUT THE SERIES Each week, UC Berkeley faculty and students, visiting artists and other notable guests present brief lectures focused on selected treasures from the The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. These “flash” exhibitions include the opportunity to view art and artifacts up close. Bring your own lunch, enjoy complimentary refreshments, and take part in an exciting learning program, free and open to the public. NEXT POPUP PopUp Exhibitions will resume on February 2, 2016.
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Each week, UC Berkeley faculty and students, visiting artists and other notable guests present brief lectures focused on selected treasures from the The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. These “flash exhibitions” include the opportunity to view art and artifacts up close. Bring your own lunch, enjoy complimentary refreshments, and take part in an exciting learning program.
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The Magnes | PopUp Exhibitions December 2015
The Magnes | PopUp Exhibitions December 2015
GREG NIEMEYER ON THE MATERIALS OF MEMORY
12pm-1pmWednesday, December 9, 2015
The Magnes Auditorium, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFEUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94720510.643.2526 MAGNES.BERKELEY.EDU
THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFEUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94720510.643.2526 MAGNES.BERKELEY.EDU
GREG NIEMEYER ON THE MATERIALS OF MEMORY
12pm-1pmWednesday, December 9, 2015
The Magnes Auditorium, 2121 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Greg Niemeyer is Associate Professor of Art Practice and the Director of the Berkeley Center for New Media. Born in Switzerland in 1967, he studied photography and classics, and received his MFA from Stanford, where he founded the Digital Art Center. At the Berkeley Center for New Media, Professor Niemeyer focuses on the mediation between humans as individuals and humans as a collective through technological means, and emphasizes playful responses to technology.
His presentation will focus on the materials from which the Hanukkah lamps in The Magnes Collection are made, paying particular attention to a lamp built in 1946, immediately after the Holocaust.
Greg Niemeyer is Associate Professor of Art Practice and the Director of the Berkeley Center for New Media. Born in Switzerland in 1967, he studied photography and classics, and received his MFA from Stanford, where he founded the Digital Art Center. At the Berkeley Center for New Media, Professor Niemeyer focuses on the mediation between humans as individuals and humans as a collective through technological means, and emphasizes playful responses to technology.
His presentation will focus on the materials from which the Hanukkah lamps in The Magnes Collection are made, paying particular attention to a lamp built in 1946, immediately after the Holocaust.
ABOUT THE SERIESEach week, UC Berkeley faculty and students, visiting artists and other notable guests present brief lectures focused on selected treasures from the The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. These flash exhibitions include the opportunity to view art and artifacts up close. Bring your own lunch, enjoy complimentary refreshments, and take part in an exciting learning program, free and open to the public.
NEXT POPUPPopUp Exhibitions will resume on February 2, 2016.
ABOUT THE SERIESEach week, UC Berkeley faculty and students, visiting artists and other notable guests present brief lectures focused on selected treasures from the The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life. These flash exhibitions include the opportunity to view art and artifacts up close. Bring your own lunch, enjoy complimentary refreshments, and take part in an exciting learning program, free and open to the public.
NEXT POPUPPopUp Exhibitions will resume on February 2, 2016.
