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Wednesday, February 23rd

1130 pm [LA]
lecture: 'Zhang Huan: Recent Work'
Otis College of Art and Design (9045 Lincoln Boulevard; LA)
info: 310-665-6867; otisinfo@otis.edu
detail: At the Ahmanson Hall. Zhang Huan's subversive blend of Eastern and Western strategies in performance, sculpture, video, and photography has made him one of China's most renowned and controversial contemporary artists. Often using his own naked body as a metaphoric centerpiece and the primary medium, he employs stark movements and an array of traditional and alternative materials from the natural and industrial worlds to express the precarious position humans occupy in our global system. This lecture is a rare opportunity to hear him articulate the meanings and ramifications of his raw, lyrical, and sometimes difficult output.

1230 pm [LA]
event: 'Lunchtime Art Talk'
UCLA Hammer Museum (10899 Westwood Boulevard; Westwood)
info: 310-443-7000; hammerinfo@arts.ucla.edu
detail: Join Museum curators Wednesdays at 12:30pm for brief and insightful 15-minute discussions about works of art on view at the Museum. Today curators discuss Vija Celmins' 'Night Sky 3'. Talks continue every Wednesday through March.

630 pm [LA]
discussion: 'Driving Gen-Y: The Creation of Scion'
MoCA (250 South Grand Avenue; downtown LA)
info: 818-558-3968 [AIGA LA]; aigala@vel.net
detail: The first in a series about collaboration., this event will feature the relationship between Scion and their partner agency Attik. Scion, a relative new comer to the automotive industry, is a company created by Toyota for a new line of cars targeted at the youth generation. Other than their association with Toyota, there is nothing traditional about this car company. We will hear from Scion and Attik, an advertising agency with offices globally, who have co-created a brand that reaches it’s target using unique alternative methods and individualism as it¹s cornerstone.
6:30-7:30: Talking and mingling with some food and drinks
7:30-9:00: Presentations and Discussion
Professional & associate members: $15.00 Student members: $10.00 Nonmembers: $30.00 Student nonmember: $20.00 Member guest: $30.00 Additional $10.00 at the door. Register on-line.