BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//otis.edu//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.4.3// VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130619T092744CEST-4532H3OZsV@otis.edu DTSTAMP:20130619T072744Z DESCRIPTION:Fine Arts presents artist Dana Yahalomi from Public Movement\, a performative research body that investigates and stages political action s in public spaces. Public Movement studies and creates public choreograph ies\, forms of social order\, and overt and covert rituals. Their actions include synchronized procedures of movement\, new folk dances\, spectacles \, marches\, and inventing and reenacting moments in the lives of individu als\, communities\, social institutions\, peoples\, states\, and of humani ty.

\n\n\nOver the last six years\, Public Movement has explored the regulations\, forces\, agents\, and policies\, formations of identity and systems of ritual which govern the dynamics of public life and public spac e. The lecture will conclude and open into discussion with the recent acti on SALONS: Birthright Palestine? (February - April 2012\, New Museum\, NYC )\; co-presented with Artis\, which used the phenomenon of Birthright Isra el trips to raise questions about nationality and heritage\, as well as ab out the politics of tourism and branding. In a series of performative publ ic discussions\, each adopting existing formats of discursive forums\, dif ferent publics presented and debated upon related questions and issues tha t would inform\, affirm and/or oppose the proposal to initiate a Birthrigh t Palestine program.

\n\n\nPublic Movement has taken responsibility f or the following actions: 'Accident' (Tel- Aviv\, 2006)\, 'The Israel Muse um' (Tel- Aviv\, 2007)\, 'Also Thus!' (Acco Festival\, 2007)\, 'Operation Free Holon' (The Israeli Center for Digital Art\, 2007)\, 'Change of Guard ” (With Dani Karavan\, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art\, 2008)\, 'Public Movement House' (Bat Yam Museum\, 2008)\, “Emergency” (Acco Festival\, 2008)\, “The 86th Anniversary of the assassination of President Gabriel Narutow icz by the painter Eligiusz Niewiadomski” (Zacheta National Gallery of A rt\, Warsaw\, 2008)\, 'Spring in Warsaw' (Nowy Teatr\, 2009)\, 'Performing Politics for Germany' (HAU Berlin\, 2009)\, “Positions” (Van AbbeMuse um\, 2009)\, “First of May Riots “(HAU Berlin\, 2010)\, 'University Ex ercise' (Heidelberg\, 2010)\, 'SALONS: Birthright Palestine?' (New Museum\ , New York\, 2012)\, “Rebranding European Muslims” (Berlin Biennial\, 2012\, Steirischer Herbst\, 2012)\, “Debriefing Session” (Baltic Circl e\, Helsinki\, 2012)\, 'Civil Fast' (Jerusalem\, 2012) and 'The Reenactmen t of the Mount Herzl Terrorist Attack' (Upcoming).More on \;Tumblr.\n \n\nThis lecture is organized and supported by Artis\n\n\n\n\n\nForum\, 1s t floor Ahmanson Hall.\n\nFree and open to the public. \;Free parking off La Tijera. \;\n\nSeries organized by Photography Program Director Soo Kim.\n\nContact \;finearts@otis.edu \;or (310) 665 6827\n\n\n \n\n\n \;\n\n\n \;\n\n\n \;\n\n\n \;\n\n\n \; \;\n \n DTEND:20130326T120000 DTSTART:20130326T111500 SUMMARY:Artist Public Movement / Dana Yahalomi Lecture END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR