Educational program for children Walking-Talking: Faiths class
On Saturday, September 21, 2013, at 14:00, the PinchukArtCentre invites 10 to 12 year old children to join a Walking –Talking class the topic of which is Artist’s Body.
What is the difference between classical autobiographical paintings and the works by contemporary artists? Why do artists portray themselves? Is it possible to feel the presence of an artist in his work despite the absence of his straight forward image? Participants of the class will be able to find answers to these and other questions by analyzing the works of Jeff Koons, Oleg Kulik, Cao Fei and Zhao Zhao, presented at the exhibitions "China China " and "Collection Platform 4: Emotions and technology." In addition, children will have the opportunity to express their observations in a creative workshop.
The class will start at 14:00 in the reception area on the 2nd floor of the art centre and will be hosted by the PinchukArtCentre’s tour guide Liudmyla Bulanova.
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:
September 28, 5 October.
Saturday Talk “Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China”
On Saturday, September 21, at 15:00 the PinchukArtCentre invites to attend Saturday Talk “Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China”. As part of the discussion, participants will determine which political events led to the Cultural Revolution, and will analyze how it affected modern China, using as example the works of Ai Weiwei, Chen Zhen and Zhao Zhao.
The talk will hosted by international affairs analyst, historian Denis Pilash and culture expert and the PinchukArtCentre’s tour guide Kateryna Churikova
The event will take place at 15:00 on the 5th floor in the space with the work of Chen Zhen “Purification Room”.
“China China” is a major group exhibition including eleven Chinese artists of different generations, focusing on the tension between individuality and collective thinking - a subject, which not only defined Chinese history and continuously shapes contemporary society but equally gains importance in the West. The exhibition includes the works of: Ai Weiwei, Cao Fei, Chen Zhen, Sun Xun, Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Xu Zhen, Yan Xing, Yang Fudong, Zhang Huan, Zhao Yao, Zhao Zhao.
Theme Tour “Photography in the context of contemporary art”
On Saturday, September 21, at 17:00 the PinchukArtCentre invites all visitors to join Theme Tour “Photography in the context of contemporary art”, where participants will learn about history of photography museumification in the second half of the twentieth century. In particular, we will focus on the Dusseldorf School of photography and its key members - students of Bernd and Hilla Becher - Andreas Gursky and Thomas Ruff, and North American artists Jeff Wall and Gregory Crewdson with their "cinematographic" pictures presented within the exhibition “Collection Platform 4 : Emotions and technology.”
The event starts at 17:00 on the 2nd floor of the art centre, reception area. The tour will be guided by the PinchukArtCentre’s guide Anton Ivanov.
Theme tours can be arranged on request for schools and universities.
Family Sundays – Art and Education class for children aged 7 through 9
On Sunday, September 22, at 14:00 the PinchukArtCentre invites children aged 7 to 9 years to a Family Sunday class Art and Knowledge. The event participants will learn to express their thoughts and impressions about art objects, and will take part in the experiment answering the question on whether one can change his/her opinion about an art work after its concept has been unveiled.
After a tour of the exhibition “Collection Platform 4: Emotions and Technology” and “China China” young visitors of the art center together with artist Kateryna Vronska will create an art work based on fairy tales.
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.
Schedule:
4 - 6 years: 29 September.
7 - 9 years: 6 October.
Theme Tour “Principles of traditional Chinese art and rethinking of them according to modernity”
On Sunday, September 22, at 17:00 PinchukArtCentre invites all visitors to join a Thematic Tour "Principles of traditional Chinese art and rethinking of them according to modernity."
According to international standards, Chinese art is exposed to strong influence of Western culture. Becoming more universal and understood by Western society, contemporary Chinese artists actively demonstrate their identity based on traditional canons of art. During the tour visitors will how the foundations of traditional Chinese art, rooted in the collective consciousness of Chinese society form its modern look according 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 Tetyana Zhmurko, the PinchukArtCentre’s tour guide.
Theme tours can be arranged on request for schools and universities.
Documentary “Blossom with Tears” and “Please Vote for Me”
On Sunday, September 22, at 18:00, the PinchukArtCentre and international documentary film festival Docudays UA invite to watch two documentaries dedicated to the socio-political and cultural situation in today’s China: “Blossom with Tears” and “Please Vote for Me”. Screening of the films will take place in the video lounge, 6th floor of the PinchukArtCentre.
Blossom with Tears (2012) - is a story is about competition and survival: a group of blossom-like children struggle to pave the way for their future lives. The film tells the story of two children (Yuan and Xiang) who are studying acrobatics, and their family. Their thin shoulders bear the hope of both families. While undergoing hardships physically and psychologically as they grow up, they learn to find happiness in life in their own ways. The documentary expresses the director's concern about the life of ordinary people in China.
Documentary director Weijun Chen in his film Please Vote for Me (2007) zooms in on a third-grade class in a primary school in the city of Wuhan, central China. These schoolchildren have their first encounter with democratic rules through a class experiment. Three eight-year old children compete for the position of class monitor, influenced by their doting parents, for whom they are their only child – as enforced by state policy. The three main characters take up the challenge in different ways through their campaign strategies, canvassing and election promises. Less self-conscious than their parents, they reflect existing social values more bluntly and honestly than adults.
The screening will take place in the framework of the «DOCU/CHINA» program that presents the best new documentaries dedicated to the socio-political and cultural situation in today’s China. The project is implemented as part of the PinchukArtCentre’s "China China" exhibition - a major group exhibition including eleven Chinese artists of different generations, focusing on the tension between individuality and collective thinking.
Screenings program:
September 22, 18:00: Blossom with Tears, Please Vote for Me;
29 сентября, 18:00: Education, Education;
5 октября, 18:00: Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry.
Docudays UA is the only one International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Ukraine. The Festival is held annually in the last week of March in Kyiv. On completion, Docudays UA traditionally presents the best movies in the regions of Ukraine within the Docudays UA Travelling Festival. Festival is non-political and non-profit. Entrance to all film screenings is free of charge.
The 11th Docudays UA will be held in March 21 – 27, 2014 in Cinema House. Film submission deadline is the 30th of November 2013.
For more information visit docudays.org.ua, facebook.com/DocudaysUA
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
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