March 21, 2005

'Now Happening' At University Art Gallery
Group show of work by up-and-coming artists
pays tribute to founding father of ‘happenings’

By Inga Kiderra

Recent works by 18 graduating Master of Fine Arts students from the University of California, San Diego’s Department of Visual Arts are featured in “Now Happening,” on view on campus at the University Art Gallery from April 8 through 23.

Dedicated to Professor Emeritus Allan Kaprow – father of unscripted, interactive performance pieces known as “happenings,” which shook the art world in the late 1950s and early ’60s – the “Now Happening” exhibition opens with a reception on April 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. The reception includes a walkthrough and introduction of the artists, beginning at 5 p.m.

Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Reflecting the diversity of artistic form and expression in UCSD’s Visual Arts department, the show represents a broad range of media, including photography, painting, sculpture, installation, video, and digital media.

The exhibition is curated by UCSD alumna Alison Gingeras, curator of contemporary art at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris; Kathleen Stoughton, director of the University Art Gallery; and UCSD professors of visual arts Jordan Crandall and Ernest Silva.

The “Now Happening” artists are: Brad Borevitz, Alex Dragulescu, Rachel Beth Egenhoefer, Christine Foerster, Katie Herzog, Matt Hope, Malisa Humphrey, Danny Jauregui, Tara Knight, Simone Lueck, Kimberly Manchester, Kia Neill, Mark Oliver, Ian Patrick, Kelly Sears, Yudi Sewraj, Joel Swanson and Sara Takahashi.

The exhibit and catalogue, to be published in the fall, are supported by the university’s Division of Arts and Humanities and the Center for the Humanities.

For further information about the exhibition or the University Art Gallery, call (858) 534-2107, email uag@ucsd.edu. Information about UCSD’s Visual Arts.

Media Contacts:
Inga Kiderra, (858) 822-0661 or Kathleen Stoughton, (858) 534-0419