Feb. 18, 2016: Art film series kicks off at the Student Union Gallery
by Michelle Saport |
Thursday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Student Union Gallery
The Student Union Gallery and the Art Students Association (ASA) are proud to host the first BYOBB (Bring Your Own Bean Bag) art film event. The event is free and open to the public.
Bring your favorite bean bag/pillow/camping chair/stool/rocking chair/inflatable bed* to lounge on and enjoy a late night film with your fellow art students/friends/family/etc. The film will be shown in the gallery and is titled "Art and Craft."
Food and refreshments will be available with an encouraged (and greatly appreciated) donation that goes completely to the ASA. The ASA will also be selling screenprinted shirts and pins designed and printed by club members.
The movie will start at 8:30 p.m., preceded by a meet-and greet with the ASA at 8 p.m. Come support the ASA and get in the know of upcoming projects, collaborations, exhibitions and other exciting art things for you to be involved in.
About the film: "Art and Craft" is a documentary that tells the story of Mark Landis, who has been called one of the most prolific art forgers in U.S. history. His impressive body of work spans thirty years, covering a wide range of painting styles and periods that includes 15th century icons, Picasso and even Walt Disney. The copies could fetch impressive sums on the open market, but Landis isn't in it for money. Posing as a philanthropic donor, a grieving executor of a family member's will and most recently as a Jesuit priest, Landis has given away hundreds of works over the years to a staggering list of institutions across the United States. But after duping Matthew Leininger, a tenacious registrar who ultimately discovers the decades-long ruse and sets out to expose his philanthropic escapades to the art world, Landis must confront his own legacy and a chorus of museum professionals clamoring for him to stop.
*Note: The gallery will also be providing chairs for those unable to bring a seat.
For more information, contact the Student Union Gallery at (907) 786-1052, (907) 786-1219 or gallery@uaa.alaska.edu.
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