PAST EVENTS
2012
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TOM SHERMAN
Meditation
2012 On Video and Language
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VIEW EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
A selection of new and previous works on video and drawing by artist Tom Sherman. The representation may be almost like a constellation of moments of awareness.
It's impossible to summarize what you think in a video, but it is possible to create a veil of a series of works that contribute to the aggregate consciousness of a society, like a transparent curtain of events, of sub consciousness."
OSCAR GARCÉS
Living. (Detail) Oscar Garcés
2012 Ink on pape
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VIEW EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
First solo show by Cuban-born, Syracuse-based artist Oscar Garcés,
A show of The Other New York: TONY 2012,
a community wide biennial exhibition organized
by the Everson Museum of Art and
14 visual arts venues in Syracuse.
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EL PUNTO art studio
A contemporary art program in collaboration with
The Spanish Action League of Upstatte NY and La Casita Cultural Center
MAY 6 - JUNE 21, 2012
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PHOTOS OF THE 2012 SHOW OPENING
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CRUEL APRIL 2012
POETRY HAPPENING EVERY THURSDAY EVENING OF APRIL
AT THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
A new poetry collection release: Corresponding Voices Vol.5
Poetry readings... five voices, five registers...
John Beer, Ezra Cohen, Sarah Harwell, Urayoan Noel
and Lena Retamoso.
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Sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts and
the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at Syracuse University's College of Arts & Sciences
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Trees, Ana Tiscornia 2012, Detail
time, again time
ANA TISCORNIA
CURATED BY PEDRO CUPERMAN
MARCH - MAY 2012
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CONSTRAIN / CONTAIN
Sam Horowitz
January - March 2012
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2011
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RE VISIONS
DECEMBER 2011
A show by Michael Burkard, Kessa Kennedy and Jay Muhlin
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tostar (to toast)
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CELESTE FICHTER
Drawings, Collage, Photography & Video
NOVEMEBER 17, 2011 to JANUARY 13, 2012
VIEW EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
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Mexican-born, New York City-based artists Gabriela Alva C. and Natalia Porter presented their collaborative project, EDIFICE. The show featured Alva and Porter in response to the work of Boston artist Andrew Witkin’s writings. SEPTEMBER 29 - NOVEMBER 4, 2011
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leftovers for dinner
Installation by Syracuse University sculpture students
Becky Reiser & Alex Svoboda
August, 2011
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EL PUNTO art studio
Your Words Today / Tus palabras de hoy
A contemporary art program in collaboration with
The Spanish Action League of Upstatte NY and La Casita Cultural Center
MAY 6 - JUNE 21, 2011
VIEW EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
CRUEL APRIL 2011
POETRY HAPPENING EVERY THURSDAY EVENING OF APRIL
AT THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
Celebrating National Poetry Month
A new poetry collection release: Corresponding Voices Vol.4
Poetry readings... four voices, four registers...
Michael Burkard, Jules Gibbs, Maria Negroni,
and Madeleine Stratford
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DAVIDOVICH IN SITU
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CURATED BY PEDRO CUPERMAN
MARCH 10 - APRIL 28, 1011
Select early '80s pieces by Argentine video artist Jaime Davidovich, along with collage, recent work in photography, and a series of paintings produced on site.
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2010
FALL / WINTER 2010
A special program commemorating Point of Contact's 35th anniversary
and The Point of Contact Gallery's 5th.
A show
of the entire permanent collection, curated by Pedro Cuperman:
5 exhibits, 5 months.
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SEPTEMBER 2010
Burt Barr . Papo Colo . Gregory Crewdson
Judy Pfaff . Rob Van Erve . Sandy Skoglund
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OCTOBER 2010
Maureen Connor . Nancy Graves . Joseph Kugielsky
Rimma Gerlovina & Valeriy Gerlovin
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NOVEMBER 2010
Marta Chilindrón . Lisa Kalomeris . Sarah Kipp
Panayotis Michael . Liliana Porter . Ana Tiscornia
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DECEMBER 2010
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENT co-hosted with the Spanish Action League
Caspi . Jane Hammond . Hung Liu . Izhar Patkin . Kristina Colovic
Luis Felipe Noe . Ursula Von Rydingsvard
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JANUARY 2011
Perez Celis . Juan Mandelbaum . Marco Maggi
Nam June Paik . Tom Sherman . William Wegman
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POINT OF CONTACT
PUBLICATIONS
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2010
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Cover Design: Ana Tiscornia
Original drawings by Alejandra Pizarnik
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POINT OF CONTACT
Vol.10, No.1-2
Alejandra
CO-EDITED BY IVONNE BORDELOIS and PEDRO CUPERMAN
DISTRIBUTED BY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS (USA)
& EDITORIAL PAIDOS (ARGENTINA)
The 2010 bilingual edition of Point of Contact focuses on the life and verse of the Argentine poet, Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972), a leading feminine voice in contemporary Latin American letters. Based on a collection of letters from Alejandra published here for the first time, the book approaches Pizarnik's poetry through critical and visual texts, including works by Olga Orozco, Fiona Mackintosh, Susana Chávez-Silverman, Madeleine Stratford, Tamara Kamenszain, Silvia Baron Supervielle, and María Negroni. Visual texts by Graciela Sacco, Nayda Collazo-Llorens, and Patricia Bentancur.
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U.S. RELEASE: OCTOBER 20, 2010 at 6PM
Maxwell School of Syracuse University, Syracuse
Co-sponsored by Point of Contact and the Syracuse Symposium,
a program in the SU Humanities Center
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INTERNATIONAL RELEASE: JULY 22, 2010
Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires
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Sponsored by
SPRING 2010
VIDEO, DRAWING, INSTALLATION & PHOTOGRAPY
AT THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
INSPIRED BY THE LIFE AND POETRY OF ALEJANDRDA PIZARNIK.
THE ARTISTS:
Patricia Bentancur
Uruguay
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Nayda Collazo-Lloréns
Puerto Rico
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Duke & Battersby
Canada
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Mary Giehl
USA
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Damián Roth & Juan Martín Hsu
Argentina
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Graciela Sacco
Argentina
National Poetry Month in Syracuse
celebrated Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik. The Syracuse City Eagle featured Point of Contact's panel about poetry and visual arts.
The panel of scholars and artists sat in front of Graciela Sacco's photographic essay,Cure me from the emptiness.
From leftt: Anja Chávez, Lourdes Rojas-Paiewonsky,
Kathryn Everly, Colleen Kattau, Mary Giehl and Suzanne Shane.
Photo Ellen Leahy, Syracuse City Eagle
OOOOSponsored by
2009
JJ
PEDRO ROTH
Storytelling
An experiment in visual narrative.
NOVEMBER 2009 to FEBRUARY 4, 2010
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SEPTEMBER 17 - NOVEMBER 7, 2009
MARCO MAGGI
A collaborative show between
The Point of Contact Gallery and
The Warehouse Gallery
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DROPP, Marco Maggi
Cuts on Plexiglas, 4 x 4 x 4 "
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ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Drawing Today: Marco Maggi and Issues of 21st Century Contemporary Art
OCTOBER 15, 2009
The Warehouse Auditorium, 6PM
PARTICIPATING PANELISTS
Patricia Phillips
Dean of Graduate Studies, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
Osvaldo Romberg
Artist; Professor at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia,
and Senior Curator at Slought Foundation.
Nicolas de Warren
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Wellesley College.
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VIDEO SCREENING & RECEPTION
presenting the work of
CECELIA CONDIT
Cecelia Condit
DOCUMENTARY/EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1989 Guggenheim Fellowship, and
award-winning video artist. Her works include:
Annie Lloyd; Little Spirits; Why Not a Sparrow; All About A Girl
ARTIST IN ATTENDANCE
OCTOBER 6, 2009 at 7PM
THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
A collaboration with the Syracuse International Film Festival
BARRY ANDERSON: KINGS, THIEVES
VIDEO INSTALLATION:ON VIEW AUGUST 25 - OCTOBER2, 2009
This installation was part of Intermissions,
a Light Work sponsored exhibition project throughout the city of Syracuse.
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THE UNDOING
RICARDO LANZARINI
PERFORMANCE EVENT
THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
LANZARINI'S RETURN TO SYRACUSE FOR A FINAL PERFORMANCE:
THE UNDOING OF THE INSTALLATION &
CATALOGUE RELEASE.
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POINT OF CONTACT
NEW RELEASE
BOOK PRESENTATION & POETRY READING
APRIL 2, 2009
Cover design: Alicia Mihay Gascue
Vol.9, No.1-2 - 387 pages
Saúl Yurkievich
Letters between a Poet and his Translator
EDITED BY PEDRO CUPERMAN
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RICARDO LANZARINI
MARCH 19, 2009 / THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
The Gallery as Studio
Drawings on Delirium
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THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
and THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
welcomed renowned Intalian filmmaker
GIAN VITTORIO BALDI
The Syracuse International Film Festival presented the Special Achievement Award of 2009 to this great filmmaker of our times.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009
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2008
Jorge Luis Borges
THE GOLEM: VISUAL VISITATIONS
Co-sponsored by
The Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
and
The Latino Latin American Studies Program
Syracuse University
A poem by Jorge Luis Borges inspires the work
commissioned and created especially for Point of Contact.
7 guest artists, 7 original pieces.
Installation, Video & Photography
OCTOBER 28, 2008 through FEBRUARY 19, 2009
more about the exhibit and the artists
Coming Here to Be Alone
Poetry Performance in English & German
Laura Winter (US)
Ute Kaiser (Germany)
November 3, 2008
Presented by the German Program
Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
Syracuse University
Excerpt 1 from the piece FIVE SCREENS, ink on paper, Nam June Paik 2000 (left)
Photo of John Cage with young fan by Raoul Sentenat (right)
PAIK & CAGE
Visual & Verbal Testimonies
of a Friendship
September 18 - October 16, 2008
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LABYRINTHS
swietlan nicholas kraczyna
Sponsored by the Connective Corridor
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CORRESPONDING VOICES VOL.3
five poets, five registers...
Corresponding Voices
Vol.3
A textual reunion of
five voices:
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Ana María Fuster Lavín
Christopher Kennedy
Tonia León
Zeeshan Sahil
SEE ARTICLE BY NANCY KEEFE RHODES
Syracuse City Eagle
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A talk with artist JOSEFINA POSCH: on MIGRATION
April 10, 2008
Killian Room, 500 Hall of Languages
Syracuse University
ARE YOU A MIGRATION ADDICT?
Take the Test
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2007
TANGO
Installation &
Performance
October 18, 2007 - February 28, 2008
Music, dance...
transposed into video—a sort
of performance projected into the space of the gallery
where audience and art become intertwined
in the field of representation.
TANGO features a large format folio of eight intaglio prints by Nancy Graves and thirteen pages of text by Pedro Cuperman that gaze at the aesthetics of this Latin American dance.
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POINT OF CONTACT30 YEARS of publishing
"Point of Contact remains a prime crossroad for verbal and visual arts from around the world. We're honored to celebrate its splendid history by collecting so many visions and voices in one volume." Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Syracuse University
Anniversary Issue: 30 Years
cover & backcover art: Ana Tiscornia
Point of Contact, the book series,commemorated 30 years of publishing with a truly unique anthological issue featuring a selection of some of its most memorable articles reprinted in English and translated to Spanish. The translations are published online, and are accessible to Spanish language readers world wide at no cost, through this website.
Click here for: TRANSLATIONS.
This special collector's issue includes original work by Patricia Barber, Thomas Bishop, Alicia Borinsky, Trisha Brown, Nicolas Calas, Eldridge Cleaver, Julio Cortázar, Pedro Cuperman, Mario Diament, Vicente Fatone, Christine Fawcett, Jean Franco, Carlos Fuentes, Haile Gerima, Gloria Gibson, Phillip Glass, Mary Karr, Mercedes López-Baralt, Floyd Merrel, Julio Ortega, Raimon Panikkar, Elena Poniatowska, Manuel Puig, José Sanjinés, Severo Sarduy, Owen Shapiro, Dina Sherzer, Joel Sherzer, Bruce Smith, W.D. Snodgrass, Robert Stam, Amy Tan, Wayne Wang, Andrew Waggoner, Douglas Unger, Peter Wollen, and Saúl Yurkievich. This limited edition is a co-publication of Point of Contact and Syracuse University Press.
"Point of Contact's 30th Anniversary issue is quite compelling,
extremely brave, and most impressive. As editor, Pedro Cuperman, has splendidly accomplished the difficult and subtle task of making the
two American hemispheres converse about the best and most novel that
they have; the most adventurous and venturous, the swiftest, the
future, the intriguing and mysterious. A magnificent coat of arms> takes shape in the extraordinary selection of names and writings, a discourse in originality. Point of Contact can only ascend in its own synthesis, vision and generosity as it continues on its path, ever more lucid and vital. My sincere reverence and enthusiasm for this accomplished work." Ivonne Bordelois, Argentinean linguist, poet, whose recent work titled El país nos habla, (Buenos Aires, Argentina) received the Essay Award given by La Nación & -Editorial Sudamericana in 2006.
Table of Content
Contributors' Bios
A 30th anniversary reception & presentation of the new edition at SU
30-Years In Review, by Douglas Unger
ORDER THIS ISSUE NOW FROM SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS
PUNTO DE CONTACTO / POINT OF CONTACT
honored at the
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU
One of the most prestigious international cultural centers in New York City, the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at New York University, hosted a special reception to honor the 30th anniversary of Punto de Contacto / Point of Contact on February 2nd, 2007.
Point of Contact was founded by Pedro Cuperman in 1975 at New York University.
Many of its original editorial advisors, currently distinguished faculty at NYU, are still very much involved in the publication as well as other Point of Contact divisions, as the organization has significantly diversified in the course of three decades. To this day, the publication continues to evolve as a venue
for creative scholarship and original art, providing a cross-disciplinary
space for world-renowned as well as emerging writers, artists and scholars. Point of Contact retains an international character, along
with continuing strong ties to Latin-American arts and literature.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at New York University
COLLAGE
An assemblage of rare collages featuring
works by
Pérez Celis, Jane Hammond, Nam June Paik and Liliana Porter
Aug. 30 through Sept. 30, 2007
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A Conversation with
ALICIA DUJOVNE ORTIZ
Distinguished Argentinean fiction writer, biographer and poet;
acclaimed author of numerous works,
including Eva Perón, la biografía (1996),
and her latest,
El Camarada Carlos (2007)
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
Syracuse University
Presentation in Spanish
Co-sponsored by: Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics
The Latino-Latin American Studies Program
University College
Point of Contact
and the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean
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pennellate di cinema
classic film posters by Maestro Silvano Campeggi
Italian maestro Silvano Campeggi took over our city's arts venues
in April of 2007. The collaboration of venues participating in this grand retrospective was possible through the initiative of the
Syracuse International Film Festival 2007.
Galleries participating included:
The Point of Contact Gallery
The Everson Museum of Art
The Redhouse
ThINC Gallery
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goodnight bear
Performance artist Sarah Kipp presented her original piece on stage at the closing event of the p l a y t h i n g s exhibit
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playthings
Drawing and installations by
Roy Bautista, Natalia Porter and Ami Suma
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2007
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silky
thefts...
poems
by Michael Jennings
poetry reading and book signing:
March 2007
The Point of Contact Gallery
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In Woman Veritas
JANUARY 2007
The Point of Contact Gallery
A reflection on women, In Woman Veritas gave the viewer a chance to examine different creative processes and to ask questions about the ways in which truth is manifest in women. Each piece explored a variety of gray areas between reality and what we, and the artist, perceive as reality, or truth. In fact, truth can arise from a process of searching, or, conversely, can be expressed in an instant. The exhibit revolves around this idea of truth and perspective, and we are encouraged to explore both the artists' perspectives of truth, and our own.
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2006
POINT OF CONTACT
commemorated 30 YEARS of publishing
A 30th anniversary reception & presentation of the new edition at SU
dialogues & solos
Finale Azul, 2005
Archival digital photographs. 13" x 19"
LILIANA PORTER & ANA TISCORNIA
Oct. 13 - Dec. 15 2006
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NAM JUNE PAIK: NINE RARE PIECES
From the Point of Contact Art Collection,
original works on paper by Nam June Paik.
September, 2006
Nam June Paik: Nine Rare Pieces
A Trip to Nam, by Izhar Patkin
Mr. Paik, Why did you eat the piano?
EYE ON CINEMA
June - September, 2006
PHOTOGRAPHIC ART BY:
PAPO COLO, GREGORY CREWDSON, JUDY PFAFF,
SANDY SKOGLUND and ROB VAN ERVE.
more about this exhibition and the artists
An evening al fresco inspired by the classic Italian film
Fellini's Roma.
September 30, 2006
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, New York
Cocktails & Art Walk
Dinner & Screening of film
Presented by the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
and the Syracuse International Film & Video Festival
in collaboration with Point of Contact.
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CRUEL APRIL
poetry happening
April 21, 2006
THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
A POETRY GATHERING, NINE VOICES: Estrella del Valle,
Joyce Hayden, Michael Jennings, Christopher Kennedy, Edgar Paiewonsky-Conde,
Anthony Seidman,
Suzanne Shane, Bruce Smith and the new song of
Colleen Kattau.
EL DIA QUE ME QUIERAS
(The Day That You'll Love Me)
A 30-minute Video Documentary by video artist Leandro Katz
at THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
April 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2006
2005
PEREZ CELIS: Recent Paintings
The Point of Contact Gallery presented its inaugural exhibition in a rich, vibrant display of color... Recent Paintings by Pérez Celis.
November 16 2005
THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
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CONGELADA
November,2005
A Point of Contact theatrical production
Award-winning actress and playwright, María José Gabín
came to Syracuse directly from the stage of Teatro del Pueblo
in Buenos Aires, Argentina to present her piece Congelada,
a one-act, one-woman show in Spanish with english subtitles.
(Translation of the piece intoto English also by Point of Contact)
A sell out at The Underground of the Schine Center!
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Art Of Point Of Contact
at the Everson Museum
From April to June of 2005, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse exhibited more than 60 pieces from
the
Point of Contact Art Collection of original contemporary works
created exclusively for publication
in
Point of Contact,
the book series.
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Fashion In Film:
Point of Contact, The Everson Museum of Art and the
2005
Syracuse International Film Festival
co-hosted a special presentation
about the art of creating fashion for film, which showcased
a top Hollywood costume designer, Judy Ruskin-Howell.
The presentation included a show of original
costumes
from the private collection of film historian Jim Loperfido
and the costumes were modeled by a group of
Syracuse University students.
