Public Programs and Events
Summer 2009    
  wed, july 8: 6 pm
Kick off party for Welcome to My Wondermare curated by Susan McIntosh and Albert Wilking
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  wed, july 1: 6:30 pm
Modular Culture: Architecture and the Art World's Great Franchise Experiment
As part of apexart's Franchise Project Joseph Grima will discuss the role of architecture and how it relates to the success story of franchising in the U.S., examining the standardized architectural prototypes of franchising alongside the typography of the "white cube" gallery space.
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  wed, june 24: 6:30 pm
Stanislaw Ruksza (curator, art historian) and Martha Kirszenbaum (curator) consider stereotyped myths of Poland and communism, peripheries as stimulating places, and European politics and the conservative shift. They will also discuss the power of utopia, Polish critical art, history, and curatorial strategies.
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hear talk
(32MB mp3)
    various dates and times
See X, Y, Z, and U events program for related workshops, discussions and community interventions in Los Angeles in conjunction with apexart's Franchise in Los Angeles
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wed, jun 10: 6-8 pm
Opening reception for apexart's Franchise in New York City

thu, jun 4: 6-8 pm
Opening reception for apexart's Franchise in Los Angeles

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  wed, may 20: 6:30 pm
ser·en·dip·i·ty (srn-dp-t): Current apexart resident Rebecca Key and curator/media historian Michael Connor meet for the first time in person. What can you learn about a person in the first meeting? What will they talk about? Anything.....everything......or nothing?
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hear talk
(36MB mp3)
  thur, may 14: 6-8 pm
Opening reception for I can’t get no satisfaction: Contemporary views on the everyday organized by ABACA's Curatorial Studies students
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