Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas

Dan Perjovschi Central Court

September 16, 2010 - February 6, 2011 | Central Court

Dan Perjovschi Central Court features a site-specific installation created by Dan Perjovschi, the Spencer Museum of Art International Artist-in-Resident from September 2-16, 2010.

Permanent black markers serve as the primary medium with which he will draw directly onto the Central Court walls. With humor Perjovschi renders complex issues in, as he describes, “three lines” that capture viewers’ attention and engage them in a deeper intellectual exchange. His cartoon-like drawings allow him to push public speech a little further. Extracting visual imagery from contemporary narratives, texts, and situations, Dan Perjovschi’s project at the Spencer will incorporate, or “patch” together, drawings related to local and current stories and events with previously created images. He also works with newspapers as his “gallery” and some of his past newspapers will be on view.

Romanian born and based, Perjovschi has adopted a nomadic life since the opening of Romania to foreign travel. He has participated in projects across the globe, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Venice Biennale, and most recently The Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Toronto. For more information on the work of Dan Perjovschi, please visit his website www.perjovschi.ro

The Spencer Museum of Art wishes to acknowledge Elizabeth Schultz, who provided the initial funds to create the International Artist-in-Residence Program endowment fund, as well as Linda Bailey and Ron Manka, Hope Talbot, Arthur V. Neis, and Judith and Frank Sabatini who have generously contributed to the challenge match.

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Public Programs

2.3.11
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Reception: Dunk and Draw
5:30 - 7:30 PM / Central Court
Sponsored by the Spencer’s Student Advisory Board in conjunction with Dan Perjovschi Central Court. / To conclude fall 2010 International Artist-in-Residence Dan Perjovschi’s exhibition in style, the Spencer and its Student Advisory Board will host a "drawathon" during the show’s final week. As part of the festivities, please join us for a "Dunk and Draw" reception in the Central Court the evening of Feb. 3 where you can make your own drawings and enjoy donuts, coffee, and, of course Perjovschi’s drawings throughout the Central Court.
9.7.10
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Lecture: Dan and Lia Perjovschi on Surviving Kit. Making art from censorship to market
12:00 / 318 Bailey Hall
Sponsored by Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and Spencer Museum of Art / This event will take place at 318 Bailey Hall as part of the Roy D. Laird Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Brownbag lecture series./ approved for GAP credit.
9.12.10
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Conversation: Local, global and in between. A conversation with Lia and Dan
2 PM / The Kansas City Public Library, 14 West 10th Street, Kansas City, MO
Lia and Dan Perjovschi will have a conversation with Saralyn Reece Hardy, Director of the Spencer Museum of Art and KC Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III / RSVP 816.701.3407
9.16.10
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Lecture: Artist Dan Perjovschi on Dan Perjovschi. Free style
5:00 PM / SMA Auditorium
Approved for GAP credit.
9.25.10
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Public Event: SMA Family Day: Drawing Together
2:00pm / Front Lawn
In conjunction with the University’s annual Family Day and Band Day, the Spencer invites children and their families to visit the Museum from 2-4 PM this Saturday for a special Family Day activity connected to fall 2010 international artist-in-residence Dan Perjovschi. Participants will learn about Perjovschi’s unique wall drawings in the Central Court, then have a chance to create their own works inspired by Perjovschi’s art.
10.21.10
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Film: 12:08 East of Bucharest
6:00pm / Auditorium
Introduction by Professor Tamara Falicov. Since the fall of the Ceausescu regime, filmmakers have taken the role as cultural critics to view the recent past with new eyes and ears. The majority in their 20s and 30s, these directors have been hailed as ’A New Wave’ by Western critics. This series of contemporary Romanian cinema asks the audience whether one can see these films as a collective, uniform movement. An undisputed theme running through these films is that most draw their inspiration from the Communist regime that dominated Romania from 1967-1989, a time frame that spans most of their childhoods. Films such as 12:08 East of Bucharest and The Death of Mr. Lazarescu explore the absurdity of the government system and the ways citizens were forced to work around the rules to survive. Many of the films employ humor and other mechanisms for adapting to an increasingly dark and oppressive culture.

This film series has been organized by Tamara Falicov, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies at KU. It is presented in conjunction with visiting Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi’s installation in the Spencer Museum of Art’s Central Court./ approved for GAP credit.

12:08 East of Bucharest
It’s the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: ’Was it or wasn’t it a revolution in their town?’ (89 minutes)

10.28.10
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Film: Death of Mr. Lazarescu
6 PM / Auditorium
Introduction by Professor Tamara Falicov. Since the fall of the Ceausescu regime, filmmakers have taken the role as cultural critics to view the recent past with new eyes and ears. The majority in their 20s and 30s, these directors have been hailed as “A New Wave” by Western critics. This series of contemporary Romanian cinema asks the audience whether one can see these films as a collective, uniform movement. An undisputed theme running through these films is that most draw their inspiration from the Communist regime that dominated Romania from 1967-1989, a time frame that spans most of their childhoods. Films such as 12:08 East of Bucharest and The Death of Mr. Lazarescu explore the absurdity of the government system and the ways citizens were forced to work around the rules to survive. Many of the films employ humor and other mechanisms for adapting to an increasingly dark and oppressive culture.

This film series has been organized by Tamara Falicov, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies at KU. It is presented in conjunction with visiting Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi’s installation in the Spencer Museum of Art’s Central Court./ approved for GAP credit.

Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives the doctor decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can’t find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast. (150 minutes)

11.11.10
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Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
6:00pm / Auditorium
Introduction by Professor Nathan Wood, History. Since the fall of the Ceausescu regime, filmmakers have taken the role as cultural critics to view the recent past with new eyes and ears. The majority in their 20s and 30s, these directors have been hailed as “A New Wave” by Western critics. This series of contemporary Romanian cinema asks the audience whether one can see these films as a collective, uniform movement. An undisputed theme running through these films is that most draw their inspiration from the Communist regime that dominated Romania from 1967-1989, a time frame that spans most of their childhoods. Films such as 12:08 East of Bucharest and The Death of Mr. Lazarescu explore the absurdity of the government system and the ways citizens were forced to work around the rules to survive. Many of the films employ humor and other mechanisms for adapting to an increasingly dark and oppressive culture.

This film series has been organized by Tamara Falicov, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies at KU. It is presented in conjunction with visiting Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi’s installation in the Spencer Museum of Art’s Central Court./ approved for GAP credit.

4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
Two College Roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements to meet a black market doctor for an illegal abortion. What follows is their harrowing descent into a world in where danger, darkness and tragedy lurk around every corner. (113 minutes)

11.18.10
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Film: Police, Adjective
6:00pm / Auditorium
Introduction by Cristian Cantir, Ph.D. candidate, Political Science. Since the fall of the Ceausescu regime, filmmakers have taken the role as cultural critics to view the recent past with new eyes and ears. The majority in their 20s and 30s, these directors have been hailed as “A New Wave” by Western critics. This series of contemporary Romanian cinema asks the audience whether one can see these films as a collective, uniform movement. An undisputed theme running through these films is that most draw their inspiration from the Communist regime that dominated Romania from 1967-1989, a time frame that spans most of their childhoods. Films such as 12:08 East of Bucharest and The Death of Mr. Lazarescu explore the absurdity of the government system and the ways citizens were forced to work around the rules to survive. Many of the films employ humor and other mechanisms for adapting to an increasingly dark and oppressive culture.

This film series has been organized by Tamara Falicov, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies at KU. It is presented in conjunction with visiting Romanian artist Dan Perjovschi’s installation in the Spencer Museum of Art’s Central Court./ approved for GAP credit.

Police, Adjective
A cop named Cristi must go undercover to trail teen Victor who is suspected of selling pot in the north-eastern city of Vasliu. (113 minutes)

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