The exhibition 'Mind Space-Maximalism in Contrasts', curated by renowned prof. Gao Minglu will be view for the first time in the USA at University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from February 15 until March 18 2011.
The exhibition 'Mind Space-Maximalism in Contrasts', curated by renowned prof. Gao Minglu will be view for the first time in the USA at University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from February 15 until March 18 2011.
The exhibition 'Mind Space-Maximalism in Contrasts', curated by renowned prof. Gao Minglu will be view for the first time in the USA at University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from February 15 until March 18 2011.
The exhibition 'Mind Space-Maximalism in Contrasts', curated by renowned prof. Gao Minglu will be view for the first time in the USA at University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from February 15 until March 18 2011.
For nearly thirty years, Kodo has explored the boundless potential of the ancient Japanese drum, the taiko. Inspired by the powerful natural beauty of their home on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, Kodo infuses traditional forms with fresh global influences to create new musical expressions that are utterly unique. Two meanings are embedded in the Japanese characters for Kodo. First, heartbeat: the primal, tender sound as heard in the womb. Second, children of the drum: reflecting Kodo's intent to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.
Lecture by David J. Kim, A&S Postdoctoral Fellow in the Anthropology Department. 'Uncanny Readings' is a collage of horoscopic divination practices in Seoul, profiling three diviners with their own unique takes on the craft. Marcel Mauss in A General Theory of Magic wrote, most provocatively, that 'between a wish and its fulfillment there is, in magic, no gap.' What is it to see magic and divination as something full and self-fulfilling? On the other hand, what might it mean to bend and twist this to say magic itself occupies a space, or gap, of desire and wishes?
The exhibition 'Mind Space-Maximalism in Contrasts', curated by renowned prof. Gao Minglu will be view for the first time in the USA at University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from February 15 until March 18 2011.
For nearly thirty years, Kodo has explored the boundless potential of the ancient Japanese drum, the taiko. Inspired by the powerful natural beauty of their home on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, Kodo infuses traditional forms with fresh global influences to create new musical expressions that are utterly unique. Two meanings are embedded in the Japanese characters for Kodo. First, heartbeat: the primal, tender sound as heard in the womb. Second, children of the drum: reflecting Kodo's intent to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's March 1, 1961 signing of the Peace Corps Executive Order, a panel of returned Peace Corps volunteers will share their experiences. They will explain why they decided to serve and their experiences during and following their years of service. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Panel participants will include those who served in Zambia, Honduras, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Kiribati, Moldova, Panama, Samoa, Paraguay, and Malaysia.
The exhibition 'Mind Space-Maximalism in Contrasts', curated by renowned prof. Gao Minglu will be view for the first time in the USA at University Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh from February 15 until March 18 2011.
