UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT
MANOA
Department of Art & Art
History
University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
PRESS INFORMATION: FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery in
collaboration with the University of Hawaii Library is pleased to present
Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of Agony: The Work of Edward Gorey from
September 26 through December 10, 2010. This exhibition highlights the work by
celebrated, prolific American author and artist Edward Gorey (1925-2000) who is
revered for his distinctly elegant, enigmatic, and eerie black and white
illustrations. The press release is below.
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UPDATE:
A
variety of free special events for children and adults will be presented in
conjunction with this exhibition. Events include an opening program and
reception, a panel discussion, a film festival, theatrical performances, tours,
educational activities, demonstrations, lectures, exhibitions, and a fun
Halloween party. The press release for the events is below and in the
attachment.
We look forward to your visit!
Mahalo,
Sharon
Tasaka
Associate
Director
University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
2535 McCarthy
Mall
Honolulu, HI
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956-6888
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT
MANOA
College of Arts &
Humanities
Department of Art & Art
History
University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
PRESS INFORMATION: FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 29,
2010
CONTACT: Lisa Yoshihara, Director; or Sharon
Tasaka, Associate Director
(808)
956-6888, <gallery@hawaii.edu>, http://hawaii.edu/artgallery
Musings of Mystery and Alphabets of
Agony: The Work of Edward Gorey
University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
Art Building, University of
Hawaii at Manoa
September 26 - December
10, 2010
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery in
collaboration with the University of Hawaii Library presents work by celebrated,
prolific American author and artist Edward Gorey (1925-2000), revered for his
distinctly elegant, enigmatic, and eerie black and white illustrations. This
exhibition features over 700 books, book jackets, prints, posters, original
drawings, postcards, handmade dolls, and other ephemera from the John A. Carollo
- Edward Gorey Collection in the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library's Special
Research Collections, with special loans courtesy of The Edward Gorey Charitable
Trust, New York City and the Edward Gorey House, Yarmouth Port,
Massachusetts.
Through poetical prose and short narratives
with obsessively crosshatched drawings, Gorey invented a gothic world of
Victorian/Edwardian interiors and remote landscapes with stylishly dressed
characters entangled in provocative and humorous tales of mystery, peril, and
bizarre twists of fate. His mischievous children, incredible creatures, and
nonsensical plots and parody amuse and delight readers around the
world.
This exhibition honors Edward Gorey who left
a legacy of over one hundred authored books and more than 80 books that he
illustrated for others. His devotion towards literary works, cinema, George
Balanchine's New York City Ballet, and to animals and his cats is legendary.
Gorey's influence is international with his works translated in 15 languages.
His words and images have inspired many writers, visual artists, musicians, and
filmmakers to create compositions, interpretive theatrical productions, graphic
design, and animations.
SPONSORS
Sponsored
by the University of Hawaii Department of Art and Art History and the College of
Arts and Humanities and University of Hawaii at Manoa Library; supported by
grants from the Hawaii Council for the Humanities; and by the "We the People"
initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Hawaii State
Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts;
Rianna M. Williams, and anonymous donors. Additional support by University of
Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College, Department of Music, and Department of
English; The Manoa Foundation; Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International
Writing; Hawaii State Public Library System; Barnes & Noble Booksellers;
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day; and Manoa Arts & Minds, a partnership that
cultivates the mind and spotlights the best of art, music, theater, dance and
special performances at UH
Manoa.
http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/arts_minds/
Special
Acknowledgement:
All Images
Courtesy & © The Edward Gorey Charitable
Trust
The Edward Gorey
House
OPENING
PROGRAM
Sunday, September
26
2:00 - 3:00
p.m.
Keynote speaker: Andreas
Brown, Co-Trustee of The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust and President and
owner of the literary and cultural landmark Gotham Book Mart in Manhattan, New
York City for 41 years. Brown discusses Edward Gorey, his career, friendship
and professional relationship.
OPENING
RECEPTION
With performances by
The Manoa Readers / Theatre
Ensemble
Follows program - 5:00
p.m.
HOURS AND
ADMISSION
Monday - Friday 10:30 -
5:00; Sunday 12:00 - 5:00.
Closed:
Saturdays; November 2, Election Day; November 11, Veterans Day; and November 25
& 26, Thanksgiving Day.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.
Parking fees may apply.
Honoring Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on
Sept. 26.
FREE SPECIAL GALLERY
TOURS
Sundays, October 3 -
December 5, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Tours led by John A. Carollo, Collector and
Donor of the John A. Carollo - Edward Gorey Collection in the University of
Hawaii at Manoa Library's Special Research Collections on Oct. 3, 17, 31, Nov.
14, 28.
Tours led by Lisa Yoshihara, Director, UH Art
Gallery; Dr. Joseph Stanton, Humanities Scholar, UHM; or UH Art Gallery staff on
Oct. 10, 24, Nov. 7, 21, Dec. 5.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL
EVENTS
All events are free and open to the public.
Seating for events, films, and performances are on a first-come, first-served
basis. Additional events may be added. The schedule of events may be subject to
change. Parking fees may apply.
For the latest information and more
details go to http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/ or call
808-956-6888.
Art Building, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
Panel Discussion - Looking for Edward
Gorey: life in Cape Cod, the legacy of his museum, a director's personal
friendship, the passion of a lifetime collector, and the interpretation of a
scholar.
Thursday, November 4, 7:00 - 8:30
p.m.
UHM Art
Auditorium
Panelists:
Rick
Jones, Director & Curator, Edward Gorey House, Yarmouth Port,
Massachusetts
John Carollo,
Collector and Donor, John A. Carollo - Edward Gorey Collection in the University
of Hawaii at Manoa Library's Special Research
Collections
Dr. Joseph Stanton,
Humanities Scholar, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
Moderator: Lisa Yoshihara,
Director, University of Hawaii Art Gallery
Film Series - An Edward Gorey Film
Festival
UHM Art
Auditorium
Edward Gorey was inspired by the vast range
of books and films that he voraciously consumed from silent classics, mystery,
thrillers, and pop culture. The films selected include his favorites such as
Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires and Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady
Vanishes. Others were selected for similarities that can be seen in the
characters, stories, and dark humor. Each film is preceded by a short
educational presentation.
Sunday, October 3, 3:30
p.m.
Les Vampires,
by Louis Feuillade (Writer / director, 1873-1925), (120 min.,
unrated)
Chatsworth, CA: Image
Entertainment [distributor] Water Bearer Films,
2000.
Notes: Silent film with music
score and English titles, originally produced as French silent black-and-white
motion picture by the Gaumont Co., Ltd. in Paris and released as a motion
picture in 1916. Color tinted in authentic period style. The film is in 10
parts:
1. The severed
head
2. The ring that
kills
3. The red code
book
4. The
spectre
5. Dead man's
escape
6. Hypnotic
eyes
7.
Satanas
8. The thunder
master
9. The
poisoner
10. The terrible
wedding.
Summary: Describes the
achievements of Les Vampires, a secret society of criminals led by Irma Vep. The
gang uses kidnapping, poisonous gas, heavy artillery, sexual domination and
murder to gain power over the elite of Paris.
Sunday, October 10, 3:30
p.m.
Murder on the Orient
Express, directed by Sidney Lumet, (128 min., rated
PG)
Hollywood, CA: Paramount,
1974.
Cast: Albert Finney, Lauren
Bacall, Ingrid Bergen, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel,
Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave,
Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, Michael
York.
Notes: Based on a book by Agatha
Christie. Screenplay, Paul Dehn; producers John Brabourne and Richard B.
Goodwin; photographer, Geoffrey Unsworth; editor, Anne V. Coates; music, Richard
Rodney Bennett.
Summary: Detective
Hercule Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the Calais Coach of the Orient
Express hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local
police arrive.
Sunday, October 17, 3:30
p.m.
The Lady
Vanishes, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, (97 min.,
unrated)
Gaumont British Films, MGM,
20th Century Fox, 1938.
Cast: Margaret
Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Cecil Parker, Linden
Travers, Mary Clare.
Notes: Based on the
novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White. Originally released as motion
picture in 1938. Screenplay by Sydney Gilliatt and Frank Launder; producer,
Edward Black; director of photography, Jack Cox; editor, R.E. Dearing; musical
director, Louis Levy.
Summary: Enroute
back to England by train from Switzerland, an old lady disappears and two young
people investigate.
Sunday, October 24, 3:30
p.m.
Dracula,
directed by John Badham, (109 min., rated
R)
Universal City, CA: MCA Home Video,
1986.
Cast: Frank Langella, Laurence
Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate
Nelligan.
Notes: From the novel of the
same title by Bram Stoker. Based on the stage play by Hamilton Deane and John L.
Balderston. Executive producer, Marvin Mirisch; screenplay, W.D. Richter; music,
John Williams; special visual effects, Albert
Whitlock.
Summary: Throughout history
Dracula has filled the hearts of men with terror and the hearts of women with
desire. This stylish new production of the classic gothic horror tale stars
Frank Langella, repeating his electrifying award-winning stage performance as
the blood-thirsty Count, and Laurence Olivier as the devout vampire hunter Von
Helsing who is Dracula's nemesis. A great cast, fine direction, and a superbly
atmospheric musical score make this the ultimate Dracula.
Sunday, October 31, 3:30
p.m.
The Nightmare Before
Christmas, produced by Tim Burton & Denise di Novi, (76 min., rated
PG)
Burbank, CA: Touchstone Pictures,
1993.
Cast: Voices of Danny Elfman,
Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens,
Ken Page.
Notes: Based on a story and
characters by Tim Burton. Music, Danny Elfman; director Henry Selick;
screenplay, Caroline Thompson.
Summary:
The story of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, who decides to bring the magic
of Christmas back to Halloween Town.
Sunday, October 31, 6:15
p.m.
The Adventures of
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, directed and written by Stephan Elliot,
(103 min., rated R)
Los Angeles, CA:
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,
1994.
Cast: Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving,
Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter.
Notes:
Producers, Al Clark and Michael Hamlyn; director of photography, Brian J.
Breheny; film editor, Sue Blainey; music, Guy
Gross.
Summary: With a contract to
perform a drag show way out in the Australian desert, Tick, Adam, and Ralph each
has his own reason for wanting to leave the safety of Sydney. Christening their
battered pink tour bus "Priscilla," this wickedly funny and high-drama trio
heads for the outback and into crazy adventures in even crazier
outfits.
Miss D. Awdrey-Gore presents: An Edward
Gorey Haunted Mystery Family Soirée, a Halloween Party and UHM
Homecoming Event
Fun and educational art
activities, scavenger hunt, costume contests and prizes for kids and adults,
gallery tour, and 2 movies! Come in costumes! Bring your camera!
Sunday, October 31, 12:00 - 8:30
p.m.
Ground floor, UHM Art
Building
12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Educational
activities
12:00 - 6:00 p.m. UH Art
Gallery open
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Gallery
tour with John A. Carollo, Collector and
Donor
2:30 p.m. Costume parade and
contest for children
3:30 p.m. The
Nightmare Before Christmas (PG)
5:15
p.m. The Manoa Readers / Theatre Ensemble
performance
5:45 p.m. Costume parade and
contest for adults
6:15 p.m. The
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (R)
The Manoa Readers / Theatre
Ensemble
Presents curious and
enigmatic interpretations from the writings of Edward
Gorey
Ascending Peculiarities,
Wuggly Umps, Nosebleeds and Other Happenings: The Sublime, Absurd and Mystical
Mr. Gorey
Directed by Tim
Slaughter, Director, Community Services Division, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Outreach College
A Special
Performance
Friday, October
22, 7:30 p.m.
Music
Building, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
Orvis
Auditorium
Additional
performances
September 26, opening
reception, 3:00 to 5:00
p.m.
Sunday, October 31,
5:15 p.m.
University of
Hawaii Art Gallery
The Manoa Readers / Theatre Ensemble
productions are sponsored by Outreach College, The Manoa Foundation, and
Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing, with further support from
the University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of English.
Hawaii State Library Events, 478 S.
King St.
The following presentations may be repeated
at public libraries in communities on Oahu. For updated information check
http:www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/
Reading Room Events, First
Floor
Thursday,
October 7, 6:30 - 7:30
p.m.
Lecture - The
Dangerous Alphabets of Edward
Gorey
by Dr. Joseph Stanton,
Humanities Scholar, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
Teenagers through
adults
Thursday, October 14, 6:30 - 7:30
p.m.
Lecture - Unleashing
Creativity with Alphabets of Nonsense and Creatures of
Imagination
by Lisa Yoshihara,
Director, University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
Demonstration - Create
Your Own Simple Book
by Shannon
Leitch, Curatorial Graduate Assistant, University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
Ages 10+ years and up;
Participants will make their own book and can fill it with their drawings and
texts inspired by Edward Gorey.
Saturday, November 6, 11:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
Demonstration -
Musings Over Manga: Exploring Edward Gorey's Techniques Through
Comics
by Brady Evans,
Exhibition Intern, University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
Ages 10+ years and up; Sketch
along with the artist and expand your manga drawing skills!
Saturday, November 20, 12:45 - 1:45
p.m.
Demonstration - A
Strange and Untimely Alphabet Revealed Through Line: Drawing Inspiration from
Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb
Tinies
by Shannon Leitch,
Curatorial Graduate Assistant, University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
Ages 10+ years and up; Construct
an alphabet book, draw your own Gorey-esque figures using crosshatching and
reveal your own dark and unexpected tale!
Thursday, December 9, 6:30 - 7:30
p.m.
Demonstration - Form,
Light, and Crosshatching
by
James Kuroda, Senior Exhibit Specialist, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and
the Arts
Ages 10+ years and up;
Participants will draw and complete a character using
crosshatching!
Hawaii State Library Exhibitions, Reading
Room Display Case
November 1 -
13
Drawings Inspired by Edward
Gorey's The Chinese Obelisk
by
Brady Evans, Exhibition Intern, University of Hawaii Art Gallery
November 15 -
27
Drawings Inspired by Edward
Gorey's The Gashlycrumb
Tinies
by Shannon Leitch,
Curatorial Graduate Assistant, University of Hawaii Art Gallery
November 29 - December
11
Drawings Inspired by Edward
Gorey's Figbash Acrobate
by
James Kuroda, Senior Exhibit Specialist, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and
the Arts
Edna Allyn Room for Children Events, First
Floor
Saturdays, October 2 & November 13,
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Reading and craft
activity - An Edward Gorey Children's Story
Time
by UH Art Gallery staff and
friends
Pre-schoolers through 7
years
Events at Public Libraries on
Oahu
Additional demonstrations may
be added. For updated information check
http:www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/
Demonstration - Create Your Own Simple
Book
by Shannon Leitch,
Curatorial Graduate Assistant, University of Hawaii Art
Gallery
Ages 10+ years and up; under 10
accompanied by an adult.
Monday, Oct. 18, 6:00 - 7:00
p.m.
Kalihi-Palama Public Library
Auditorium
Oct. 20, 3:00 - 4:00
p.m.
Liliha Public Library,
Wednesday
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Ala
Moana
Saturday, October 23, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m.
Demonstration - Gorey
News!
by Teri Skillman, Events
and Communications Coordinator, University of Hawaii
Library
Pre-schoolers and up, hands-on
activity for children
Saturday, October 30, 2:00 - 3:00
p.m.
Lecture - The Dangerous
Alphabets of Edward Gorey
by Dr.
Joseph Stanton, Humanities Scholar, University of Hawaii at
Manoa
Teenagers through
adults
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of Agony: The Work of Edward Gorey. Please visit the University of
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information.
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