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    Migration: Artistic Formations--Alison Kobayashi

    Migration: Artistic Formations--Alison Kobayashi

    Presented by International House Philadelphia at The Ibrahim Theater at International House

    February 24, 2011


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    Alison Kobayashi’s work addresses the migration of desires, alongside the transmission of ideas and memory across distances and time. In other words, the works function as mediation through migration. Kobayashi is captivated by found objects that contain traces of private experiences. Her interest in found narratives resulted in From Alex to Alex and Dan Carter. Finding a lost letter in the first case and a discarded answering machine tape in the second, Kobayashi imagines identities for each person mentioned in the narrative and then performs all the roles herself, thereby demonstrating how media migrates across platforms and into new contexts. Migration plays a significant role in the development of numerous modern artistic ideas and representations. This series examines the changing movements that transplant artists from one culture to another, intensifying migratory distinctions, and sharpening the conception of the creative role of displacement and estrangement within modern art. Featuring the short films: "Dan Carter", "From: Alex To: Alex", "DO GOOD", "PERIOD 4L" and "Pleasure Dome".


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        The Ibrahim Theater at International House

        3701 Chestnut Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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        $8
        Students and seniors: $6
        Internationalist members: $5
        Members above Internationalist level and residents: Free

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        Dates:
        February 24, 2011

        Times:

        7 pm

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