ARTIST TALK: Fritz Haeg: Welcoming the Wild
Tuesday April 14 / 5:00 PM
Broida 1610
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Architect, designer and artist Fritz Haeg will discuss his Edible Estates and Animal Estates projects. Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn, a book chronicling Haeg's commissioned conversions of standard sod lawns into productive gardens, was published by Metropolis Books and distributed by D.A.P. in spring 2008. Animal Estates, featured in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, includes sculptural installations and performances which engage and temporarily restore the current and historical habitats of wild creatures. In addition to these projects, Fritz Haeg has since 2001 hosted the Sundown Salon, a forum for “events, happenings, gatherings, meetings, pageantry, performances, shows, stunts & spectacles”; and since 2006, the Sundown Schoolhouse, a “self-organized educational environment.”
Sponsored by the IHC’s Food Matters series and the Department of Art Symposium Series.
RECEPTION: Fritz Haeg
Tuesday April 14 / 6:30 PM
UCSB Community Garden Greenhouse
Directly following his lecture Welcoming the Wild, please join Fritz Haeg for informal conversation in a nearby community garden outdoor classroom. The event will also feature a performance of experimental composer James Orsher's “Solo for Harmonica.” The reception will take place at the UCSB Community Garden Greenhouse, located in between Stadium Road and Los Carneros behind the new graduate housing.
See http://mfagardenclub.blogspot.com for directions and more information.
Sponsored by the MFA Garden Club.
