An exhibition of works by Junko Chodos called “The Intersection of Art and Religion”, will be on display at UCLA Hillel through March 13, 2011. The exhibit will include Junko’s complete series “Concerning Art and Religion” and six works from her series “Requiem for An Executed Bird.”
Six works from “Requiem for An Executed Bird” series
“(Junko Chodos) achieved something akin to an abstract visual version of programmatic music. That’s quite a feat.” – Los Angeles Times
“Chodos presents a mature body of work that goes far beyond the personal..” – Artweek
February 3, through March 13, 2011
Hosted by The Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts at UCLA Hillel
Co-Sponsored by The UCLA Center for Jewish Studies and
The UCLA Center for the Study of Religion
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm
“Concerning Art and Religion” the complete series
Where:
Dortort Gallery at UCLA Hillel, 574 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024
Parking:
Parking is available for $10 at UCLA lot #2 on the corner of Westholme and Hilgard
When:
February 3 through March 13, 2011 – Gallery Hours Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm
Admission:
Free and open to the public but must RSVP for symposium
Contact:
(310) 208-3081 ext. 108
Junko holds a B.A. in the Philosophy of Art and Art History from Waseda University. Her art is in the permanent collections of several museums and universities in the US and Europe. She has exhibited in numerous solo exhibitions in New York, Tokyo, and Osaka, and has given lectures in museums, galleries, universities and other institutions including the Getty Museum, the Fresno Art Museum, the Long Beach Museum, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in St. Louis, Claremont Graduate University, the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and Barnard College in New York City. Her work is featured in two full-length books.
