Vanishing Bees

Tonight we watch "Vanishing of the Bees," a documentary that follows two commercial bee keepers as they combat Colony Collapse Disorder; Film stars at 7:20.

7-9pm | $10/5 | More Info

glenda & Jesse Drew
"Turning the Tables"

Going behind the lunch counters and through the kitchen doors, "Turning the Tables" is part of a larger body of work by the artists to render visible the often invisible human labor embodied in the modern food system.

JUL 2 - SEP 12 | More Info

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glenda and Jesse Drew - "Turning the Tables"

In the Gallery: July 2nd - September 12th

The production, distribution and consumption of food is so essential, so basic, and yet so routinized as to be largely taken for granted in large industrialized nations. In recent years American consumers have become more conscious of the health aspects of food, as typified in the organic food movement, and the aesthetic consumption of food, as popularized by the “slow food” movement. Turning the Tables is part of a larger body of work by the artists to render visible the often invisible human labor embodied in the modern food system. Turning the Tables goes behind the lunch counter and through the kitchen doors to invite those working there to the table. Party of Eight is a motion-based, asynchronous gallery of contemporary food service workers from a wide gamut of restaurant establishments. We are invited to hear the concerns, hopes and dreams of people who hoist the trays, clear the tables and wash the dishes. Posing as an ordinary mirror, You are What You Eat is an interactive video-based project that poses as an ordinary mirror, but reveals the depth of character of heroic fruits and vegetables, all sacrificing their livelihood for daily human intake.

Opening reception: July 2nd, 7-9PM.

Glenda Drew: Creates visual projects that include layers of oral history, image and text. From 3D viewmaster reels to scratch-and-sniff trading cards and live video projection, her projects create messages that contribute new ways of looking at history, culture and meaning. The primary themes in drew’s work include social justice for under-represented populations, immigrant and working class labor, and the interplay of technology with culture. She is currently an Associate Professor of Visual Communication at UC-Davis.

Jesse Drew: A media artist, writer and activist who tries to exploit, detourn and demystify technologies of communications while hopefully challenging the established order. His work has shown up in film festivals, galleries, museums, cable networks, on radio, on walls and in books and publications. While emphatically interdisciplinary, his work has consistently commented on the status and condition of the American working class. He is currently Director of Technocultural Studies at the University of California at Davis, where he teaches classes such as Media Archaeology, Documentary Studies, Electronics for Artists and Labor History.