Peter Sarkisian Exhibition Opens in Taiwan

Exhibition announcement for the Taiwan Museum of Art

Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996-2008 opened in the Digiark Gallery at the Taiwan Museum of Art last weekend.  Curated by the UW Art Museum's director and chief curator Susan Moldenhauer, the exhibition premiered at UW last spring.  The Taiwan Museum of Art is the first venue of a the touring exhibition, which has been organized by the UW Art Museum.  For more information, click here.

Additional venues on the tour include the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Sioux City Art Center, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

UW Art Museum Videos on YouTube

The University of Wyoming Art Museum now has four videos available on YouTube. The Art Museum has been working with UW Television to create a series of filmed interviews with contemporary artists. When the Art Museum hosts an exhibition, often times the artist comes to Laramie to either assist with installation of the exhibition, or for various public programs, like an Art Talk or to work with students.

Capturing the words, voices, and ideas of these contemporary artists is an important aspect in developing a fuller understanding and appreciation of their work. Currently available on YouTube are interviews with James Surls, Kwang-Young Chun, Peter Sarkisian, and the most recent addition, Harold Garde.

To view any of these videos, visit the UW Art Museum's channel on YouTube.

Final Week to See Sarkisian Exhibition

An installation view of Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996-2008 at the UW Art Museum.

This is the final week to see the exhibition of Santa Fe video artist Peter Sarkisian's work. Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996-2008 will be on view this week, with the final day to see it being Saturday, May 15.

The exhibition features 9 key works from the span of Sarkisian's career exploring the medium of video and projection. He has created several new ways of projecting onto surfaces, whether they are found objects or three-dimensional plastic screens. Most of the work incorporates sound, forcing the viewer to question their experience in the space.

Be sure to come by the Art Museum this week to check out this innovative and exciting exhibition! For more information on this or any other exhibition, call 307.766.6622 or visit the museum website.

Interview with Peter Sarkisian on UW Webpage

Visit the University of Wyoming webpage to view Peter Sarkisian talking about his work in the UW Art Museum's mid-career retrospective, Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996 - 2008.

Note:  You may need to hit the refresh button to cycle through to the video.

2 Artists to Give Talks

Video artist Peter Sarkisian is seen here installing his exhibition at the Art Museum.

Photo courtesy of the Art Museum

Two renowned artists are at the Art Museum today and tomorrow to finish installing their work and to present public talks. Santa Fe artist Peter Sarkisian creates 3D surfaces on which he projects images that confront the viewer with a conflict of perception! His exhibition, Peter Sarkisian: Video Works, 1996-2008, is a small retrospective that examines his various approaches to video art. Peter will give an Art Talk tonight at 7 pm. On Friday, he will present a Gallery Walk Through at 10:30 am.

James Surls, Black tipped Flowers from the Garden
Photo courtesy of the artist

You might be familiar with James Surls' work already! He has two works currently on the UW campus. In Circle is a stainless steel piece on Prexy's Pasture and is a part of the exhibition, Sculpture: A Wyoming Invitational. Recently, Coe Library installed Rolling Flower in their upstairs atrium. His exhibition, James Surls: Flowers, presents 5 large-scale sculptures that are precursors to the piece in Coe. James will present a Gallery Walk Through on Friday at 4:30 pm.
All events are free and open to the public. There will be an opening reception on Friday evening after James' Gallery Walk Through, beginning at 6 pm. An Awards Ceremony in conjunction with the 35th Annual Juried UW Student Exhibition will begin at 6:30 pm.

We hope to see you at these exciting events! For more information, call the Art Museum at 307.766.6622 or visit the website for additional information on these exhibitions.