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Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara update for May 2 — May 2019 at MCASB

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UPCOMING EVENTS

MAY SCREENINGS

READERS, 2017

Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 3 pm | MCASB
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 | 6:30 pm | MCASB

Join MCASB for a special evening screening of READERS following the Artist Talk by James Benning. Refreshments will be available at a cash bar. MCASB Members receive one complimentary drink.

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Twenty Cigarettes, 2011

Sunday, May 26, 2019 | 3 pm | MCASB
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OPENING MAY 16

James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America)
On view May 16 – July 14, 2019Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is pleased to announce the upcoming solo West Coast museum debut of independent American filmmaker and artist James Benning, James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America). For more than 40 years exploring the film medium, Benning has engaged with history, memory, and documentary traditions, often encompassing a rigorous treatment of the American landscape. Benning’s exhibition at MCASB will present a selection of new photographs and objects from his Portraits series, presented in dialogue with the films READERS and Twenty Cigarettes.

James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America) is curated by Abaseh Mirvali, Executive Director and Chief Curator.

James Benning (b.1942, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) lives and works in Val Verde, California, USA. Benning is a major figure of American cinema. In the late 1960s, he directed his first short films in the experimental-cinema tradition, retaining its formal rigor and taste for conceptual constraints while pioneering the notion of “figurative narrative.” His films rest on an experience of time and perception and its relationship to space. They also approach the notion of place from autobiographical, cultural, political, and historical viewpoints. In 2014, his film, 13 Lakes, was added to the National Film Registry. Benning has been teaching at the California Institute of the Arts since 1987. More »

CALL TO AUDITION

Are you a musician? A vocalist? A dancer or performer?
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) and internationally-acclaimed artist and composer Ari Benjamin Meyers are delighted to offer an amazing experience to creative individuals with a passion for performance and music for the US premiere of Kunsthalle for Music, an exhibition opening in September 2019.

Now, are you curious?
Applicants should play one or more of the following instruments: violin, cello, electric guitar, double bass, saxophone, piano, and drums. The ability to read music is preferred and an open mind is encouraged. Additionally, willingness to sing and move while performing is favorable.

Ready to get involved?
Please email engagement@mcasantabarbara.org by Wednesday, May 26, 2019, with your CV or resume, links to previous work, and a cover letter detailing your motivations.

Questions?
For more information visit www.mcasantabarbara.org.
Call us at +1 805.966.5373 or email engagement@mcasantabarbara.org!

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