Current Exhibit
The Magic Lantern!
From Victorian Vision To Modern Media
From the Collection of UCLA Design | Media Arts Professor Erkki Huhtamo
October 21 - December 11, 2009
The magic lantern played an important role in visual education and entertainment for centuries. Introduced soon after the mid-seventeenth century, it became a staple of the curiosity cabinets of savants and was brought to the "common people" by itinerant showmen. In the nineteenth century the magic lantern show developed into a specialized profession and big business, and countless magic lanterns and slides were produced both for professional and domestic use.
Featuring magic lanterns, lantern slides, and other related objects from the extensive private collection of UCLA Design | Media Arts Professor Erkki Huhtamo, this exhibit demonstrates how the magic lantern show, typical of the Victorian era, opened ways for modern society and culture as well.
In connection with the exhibit, the Department of Design | Media Arts will present a Halloween Magic Lantern Show in the EDA auditorium in the Broad Art Center on Thursday, October 29, at 6 p.m. It will be presented by the American Magic Lantern Theater of Connecticut, the only professional group giving authentic magic lantern shows in the United States. Admission is free, and no reservations are required; seating is on a first-come basis.
Past Exhibits
A Tribute to Albert Boime, 1933-2008: Remembering the Life and Accomplishments of a Distingushed Art Historian
January 20 - October 19, 2009
Organized by Robert Gore, visual arts librarian, and David Kunzle, professor, Department of Art History
Asia in LA, Global Cities in Asia, Asia in the Global City:
Identifying Research Keywords
November 3, 2008 - January 16, 2009.
This exhibit, held in conjunction with the UCLA Asia Institute’s Asia in LA program, highlighted library collections and the process of identifying keywords in order to research the topic "Asia in LA, Global Cities in Asia, and Asia in the Global City.” It was organized by Arts Librarian Janine Henri.
Science Fiction Movie Poster Art
April 7 - October 31, 2008
This exhibit contained reproductions of historic international science fiction film posters from books in the Arts Library and selected lobby cards from Performing Arts Special Collections and included designs from artists in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Russia. It was organized by Arts Librarian Diana King.
Recent Acquisitions: Artists' Books
April 7 - October 31, 2008
This exhibit featured recent additions to the Arts Library's collection of artists' books, including works by Stephen Sidelinger, Cheryl Gaulke, Lex Thompson, Richard Troncone, and Paula McCartney, and also featured a piece by Nina Katchadourian commissioned for the 2007 Norton Family Christmas Project. Started in 1985 with the first of two large purchases from Los Angeles collector Judith A. Hoffberg, the library's collection focuses on artists' books as agents of social change, the book as a conceptual space, and artists' books that pay self-conscious attention to book structure. The exhibit was organized by Arts Librarian Robert Gore.
Jennifer Bolande: Guggenheim Fellow
September 17, 2007 - April 4, 2008
Highlights from the work of new genres professor Jennifer Bolande, a Guggenheim Fellow for 2007/08
Uncaged: Books that can be Paged
May 28 - September 14, 2007
This exhibit highlighted materials from the Arts Cage, a closed stack collection in the Arts Library. It was organized by UCLA Information Studies student Chizu Morihara with assistance from Arts Librarian Robert Gore.
Artists' Books: Recent Acquisitions
January 16 - May 25, 2007
This exhibit featured recent acquisitions for the Arts Library's collection of artists' books, including works by Peter Coffin, Karen Hanmer, Terry Horrigan, Paul Johnson, Emily Martin, and Lisa Melhorn-Boe. It was organized by Arts Librarian Robert Gore.
Remembering Lisa: A Tribute to Lisa Kernan
Photographs from the Arts Library Exhibit:
October 31 - December 15, 2006
