Educational program for children Walking-Talking: Binary Opposition between East and West class
On Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 14:00, the PinchukArtCentre invites 10 to 12 year old children to join a Walking –Talking class, in the series of classes entitled Basic Categories of China Contemporary Art Discourse. The topic of the event is Binary Opposition between East and West.
Young participants will learn about the history of relations between East and West as two opposite worlds. A little journey into history will help young visitors understand the differences between the Eastern and the Western world views, and will give them examples of cultural interconnection between the opposing parts of the world. A creative task at the end of the class will help consolidate new knowledge.
The event will be hosted by the PinchukArtCentre’s tour guide Liudmyla Bulanova and artist Maria Kulykivska.
The class will start at 14:00 in the reception area on the 2nd floor of the art centre.
Maximum number of children in the group is 10. Registration is mandatory.
Walking - Talking is a new education program for children ages 10 to 12. Young art centre visitors will be participating in specially designed investigative tours of the exhibitions that will help them better understand art objects.
Scheduled Walking-Talking classes:
July 20, July 27, August 3, August 10, August 17, August 24, August 31, September 7, September 14, September 21, September 28, September 5
Theme Tour “Installation through the prism of oppositions individual/collective, emotions/technology”
On Saturday, July 6, at 17:00 PinchukArtCentre invites all visitors to join a Thematic Tour “Installation through the prism of oppositions individual/collective, emotions/technology”.
A characteristic feature of the contemporary art discourse is the presence of so-called binary oppositions, i.e. controversy strategy, resulting in dualistic works. This theme tour will focus on installations of Chinese artists that embody ideas in the light of an individualistic worldview and collective historical memory. The tour will also deal with emotional content of the artworks presented within “Collection Platform 4: Emotions and technology” exhibition.
The event starts at 17:00 on the 2nd floor of the art centre, reception area. The tour will be guided by Tetyana Erochova, the PinchukArtCentre’s tour guide.
Thematic tours can be arranged on request for schools and universities.
Family Sundays – Sunday art classes at the PinchukArtCentre
On Sunday, July 7, at 14:00 PinchukArtCentre invites all children aged 4 through 6 to a special Family Sunday class Materiality of the Surrounding World.
As part of the lesson young art lovers will be looking for similar and different properties of natural and synthetic materials used in the works of Zhao Zhao, Ai Weiwei, Jeff Koons and Xu Zheng presented within “China China” exhibition.
Together with Lyudmila Bulanova children will try to determine what materials the world around us is made of, what properties they have and how to interact with them. In the practical part of the session artist Kateryna Vronska will help kids to learn how artificial materials can be used when recreating such natural objects as flowers and trees.
Family Sunday starts at 14:00 on the 6th floor in the SkyArtCafe’s video-lounge.
Meanwhile, parents can join one of the regular exhibition tours led by qualified PinchukArtCentre guides.
Maximum number of children in the group is 20. Registration is mandatory.
Theme Tour "Political engagement of artistic practice"
On Sunday, July 7, at 17:00 PinchukArtCentre invites all visitors to join a Thematic Tour "Political engagement of artistic practice".
Political and social directions of art became active during XIX century and create a new type of art. The gradual development of new effective mechanisms of influence to the reality and society made artistic practice closer to realpolitik (from German - policies that refuses the ideology as a basis for public policy that focuses on the practical aspects of more than ideological and moralistic). During the tour visitors will analyze the basic principles of contemporary politically engaged art as an example of individual works from the exhibition "China China"
The event starts at 17:00 on the 2nd floor of the art centre, reception area. The tour will be guided by Anton Ivanov, the PinchukArtCentre’s tour guide.
Registered event attendees will have priority entry to the art centre without queuing. To register in advance and receive additional information, please use the contact information below:
Tel.: +38 044 590-08-58
E-mail: [email protected]
For attention of the Mass Media: for any details regarding the accreditation for photo and video shooting of the event, please contact Press Office by e-mailing to: [email protected]
Press-office of the PinchukArtCentre
Тel: +380 44 494 11 48,
E-mail: [email protected]
