Painting Tableau Stage

Image of Tony Straiges: "Glass Pergola," set design model for The Importance of Being Earnest. Arena Theatre, Washington, DC. Director: Richard Russell Ramos. Tony Straiges Design Collection, Theatre Research Institute. 1983
September 24 - November 4, 2013
11:00AM - 6:00PM
Urban Arts Space

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2013-09-24 11:00:00 2013-11-04 18:00:00 Painting Tableau Stage ReceptionSaturday, September 28, 2013, 6-8PMThe central visual core of Painting Tableau Stage is comprised of paintings by four contemporary artists from the United Kingdom—Moyra Derby, Stuart Elliot, Mick Finch, and Beth Harland—all of whom share an interest in the concept of the tableau, a term that has received recent critical attention in the U.K. and often translated as "picture form." In addition, a small selection of scenographic artifacts and models from The Ohio State University's Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute will complement the exhibition as a visual reminder of some ways theatre and painting share aspects of the tableau. The exhibition is curated by Department of Art professor, Laura Lisbon.The exhibition accompanies an Ohio State University graduate seminar in the Autumn, "The Emergence of the Tableau," led by Philip Armstrong (Comparative Studies), Lisa Florman (History of Art), and Laura Lisbon (Art).Public Programs Associated with the Exhibition: "Dimensions of the Tableau"Stephen Melville, Professor Emeritus, History of ArtThursday, September 5, 4-6PM, Wexner Center "Archival Baroque: Shifting Video's Memory to the Scene of New Media"Tim Murray, Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Director, Society of the Humanities, Curator, Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Studies, Cornell University.Thursday, November 14, 4-6PM, Jennings Hall room 001The seminar and lectures are funded by the College of Arts and Sciences, Grant for Research and Creative Activity in the Arts and Humanities.Gallery Talk with Artists:Join us before the reception at Urban Arts Space for a gallery talk with the four artists in Painting Tableau Stage.Saturday, September 28, 5-6PMCurator's Talk with Laura Lisbon:Associate Professor of Art, Laura Lisbon will be talking at Urban Arts Space about Painting Tableau Stage, the concept of the tableau, and the works borrowed from the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at Urban Arts Space.Friday, October 11, 12:30-1:30PMFilm Screenings Associated with the Exhibition:The Wexner Center for the Arts Will Screen:Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableau (My Life to Live) (director Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)Tuesday, September 10, 7PMThe Mill and the Cross(director Lech Majewski, 2011)Tuesday, September 17, 7PM.This Exhibition is Sponsored By:The Arts InitiativeDepartment of Art, The Ohio State UniversityLancaster University, EnglandUniversity of London, Central Saint MartinsUniversity of the Creative Arts, CanterburyOhio Arts CouncilJerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research InstituteColumbus Museum of ArtCollege of Arts and Sciences, Grant for Research and Creative Activity in the Arts and Humanities Urban Arts Space America/New_York public


Reception

Saturday, September 28, 2013, 6-8PM

The central visual core of Painting Tableau Stage is comprised of paintings by four contemporary artists from the United Kingdom—Moyra Derby, Stuart Elliot, Mick Finch, and Beth Harland—all of whom share an interest in the concept of the tableau, a term that has received recent critical attention in the U.K. and often translated as "picture form." In addition, a small selection of scenographic artifacts and models from The Ohio State University's Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute will complement the exhibition as a visual reminder of some ways theatre and painting share aspects of the tableau. The exhibition is curated by Department of Art professor, Laura Lisbon.

The exhibition accompanies an Ohio State University graduate seminar in the Autumn, "The Emergence of the Tableau," led by Philip Armstrong (Comparative Studies), Lisa Florman (History of Art), and Laura Lisbon (Art).

Public Programs Associated with the Exhibition: 

"Dimensions of the Tableau"
Stephen Melville, Professor Emeritus, History of Art
Thursday, September 5, 4-6PM, Wexner Center 

"Archival Baroque: Shifting Video's Memory to the Scene of New Media"
Tim Murray, Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Director, Society of the Humanities, Curator, Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Studies, Cornell University.
Thursday, November 14, 4-6PM, Jennings Hall room 001

The seminar and lectures are funded by the College of Arts and Sciences, Grant for Research and Creative Activity in the Arts and Humanities.

Gallery Talk with Artists:

Join us before the reception at Urban Arts Space for a gallery talk with the four artists in Painting Tableau Stage.

Saturday, September 28, 5-6PM

Curator's Talk with Laura Lisbon:

Associate Professor of Art, Laura Lisbon will be talking at Urban Arts Space about Painting Tableau Stage, the concept of the tableau, and the works borrowed from the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at Urban Arts Space.

Friday, October 11, 12:30-1:30PM

Film Screenings Associated with the Exhibition:

The Wexner Center for the Arts Will Screen:

Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableau (My Life to Live)
(director Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)
Tuesday, September 10, 7PM

The Mill and the Cross
(director Lech Majewski, 2011)
Tuesday, September 17, 7PM.

This Exhibition is Sponsored By:

  • The Arts Initiative
  • Department of Art, The Ohio State University
  • Lancaster University, England
  • University of London, Central Saint Martins
  • University of the Creative Arts, Canterbury
  • Ohio Arts Council
  • Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute
  • Columbus Museum of Art
  • College of Arts and Sciences, Grant for Research and Creative Activity in the Arts and Humanities

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