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Sister Corita (Corita Kent)—Her art and soci0-political legacy
Current Exhibitons

New York
PS1 "That Was Then...This is Now" features several pieces by Corita.
On view June 22 through September 2008

Another is currently on view at White Columns in "That social space between
speaking and meaning" curated by Fia Backstrom

San Francisco
SFMOMA   will have their newly acquired serigraphs by Corita from the years 1965-1968 on view through the end of August as part of the exhibition 246 and Counting.

Everywhere
Visit leafpond.com to see a recent discussion about Corita's work at the Corita Art Center.


 
Upcoming Exhibitions
Southern California
the Judson Gallery in Pasadena will host a retrospective of Corita's work

New York
Exit Art presents Corita in "Signs of Change" September 20 - November 22,
2008.

United Kingdom
Dundee Contemporary Arts presents Power Up, an exhibition of Corita's prints
with concurrent art and printmaking workshops from 17 September 2008 - 4 November 2008

 

 
Sister Corita Video
Aaron Rose, curator of "A Passion for the Possible" discusses Corita's work at CircleCulture Gallery in Berlin.

 
"Apples are Basic" by Christopher Williams
"Apples are Basic" by Christopher Williams for viola and double bass

Composer Christopher Williams of Barcelona composed this piece for violist
Mary Oliver and double bassist Rozmarie Heggen using Corita serigraphs as
part of the actual score. The musicians debuted the piece in Amsterdam.
Watch the videos to catch a glimpse of the score towards the end.


http://oliverheggen.com/video/video.html
 
Art in Our Neighborhood: Corita Kent and the Rainbow Gas Tank
In 2007, the Boston Gas Tank was celebrated as part of the Dorchester Art  Collaborative Open Studios.
See this video of the event that answers the question  of Ho Chi Minh's profile in the famous gas tank painting in Corita's own words.
Panelists: Mickey Myers, Frank Arricale, Sen. Paul White, Susan Dackerman, Alexandra Carrera and moderator  Ricardo Barreto.

 
Fall 2008 at the Corita Art Center
Fall in Los Angeles
Mark your calendars now for the month of November when we celebrate what
would have been Corita's 90th birthday and welcome the re-release of Corita
Kent and Jan Steward's ground-breaking book "Learning by Heart, Lessons to
Free the Creative Spirit."

Santa Barbara
Little Heart, the play about Corita by Irene O'Garden will have a public reading on November 23rd at the Center for Spiritual Renewal in Montecito.  Details to come.
 
© 2008 Art and Activism of Sister Mary Corita Kent—her art, & socio-political legacy.