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Events and Lectures in February
Gallery Talk
February 6, 2006
When: Monday, Noon
Where: MoCP, 600 South Michigan Ave.
Photographer Gary Porter and journalist John Schmid, creators (with Rick Romell) of the award-winning report Made in China: The New Industrial Revolution published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in December of 2003, will be present to discuss their project on view, which examines how China’s manufacturing power has impacted Wisconsin companies, families and communities.
Film Screening
February 16, 2006
When: Thursday, 6 pm
Where: Ferguson Lecture Hall
600 S. Michigan Ave., 1st floor
The World (139 minutes)
Internationally acclaimed Chinese film maker Jia Zhang-ke explores globalism and the rapid cultural and economic changes happening in contemporary China through the lives of the twenty-somethings who come from China’s remote provinces to live and work in Beijing’s World theme park. Dislocated and alienated, the lives of these young workers unfold amid replicas of global attractions including the Taj Majal, Eiffel Tower, the great pyramids of Egypt and even the Manhattan sky line.
Reception and Discussion: Dali Yang and Jun Yang
February 27, 2006
When: Monday, 6 - 8 pm
Where: MoCP, 600 South Michigan Ave.
In conjunction with the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, the museum will host a reception and discussion on China’s rapidly changing society and rising influence as a global economic power with Chinese scholar Dali Yang, professor of political science, University of Chicago and exhibiting artist Jun Yang.
$15.00 Chicago Council on Foreign Relations and Museum Members
$25.00 Nonmembers
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to building global awareness in Chicago and the Midwest and contributing to national and international discourse on the great issues of our time www.ccfr.org. RSVP to (312)344-7794.
Gallery Talk
February 28, 2006
When: Tuesday, Noon
Where: MoCP, 600 South Michigan Ave.
Join exhibition curator Natasha Egan and exhibiting artist Jun Yang for a tour of the exhibition Made in China.