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Important Dates

NOVEMBER 9

Monday
      • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
      • Iraqi Art & Culture Discussion with Ambassador Samir Sumaida'ie
      • Battelle-Tompkins Atrium
      • VSPACER

      • We are thrilled to announce that H.E. Samir Sumaida'ie, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, will be visiting American University this Monday to discuss Iraqi art and culture.

        Mr. Samir Shakir Mahmood Sumaida'ie was appointed Iraq's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in July 2004. In April 2006, he moved to Washington to serve as Iraq's first ambassador to the United States ...more

        Type: Lecture/Speaker
        Host: Literature

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      • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
      • Fall Art Colloquia: Beyond the Binary: Race-ing Art featuring Sanford Biggers
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • A native of Los Angeles, California, and current New York resident, Sanford Biggers uses the study of ethnological objects, popular icons, and the Dadaist tradition to explore cultural and creative syncretism, art history, and politics. An accomplished musician, Biggers often incorporates performative elements into his sculptures and installations, resulting in multilayered works that act as ...more

        Type: Lecture/Speaker
        Host: Art

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AFTER NOVEMBER 9

      • Tue 11/10/09
        11:00 am – 4:00 pm
      • Late Fall Exhibitions on the American University Museum First Floor
      • Katzen Museum First Floor Exhibition

      • Exhibitions on the American University Museum First Floor:

        Cole Sternberg: and those who were seen dancing were thought insane by those who could not hear the music
        Saturday, November 7-Sunday, December 20
        Renowned L.A.-based artist Cole Sternberg presents an exhibition of works that blends the fields of international law and contemporary art to critically analyze human rights and the ...more

        Type: Exhibit
        Host: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

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      • Tue 11/10/09
        6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
      • Fall Art Colloquia for Critical Inquiry presents Beyond the Binary: Race-ing Art
      • Abramson Family Recital Hall

      • Join the Department of Art for a panel discussion on this semester's theme. Panelists will include Howardina Pindell, Sanford Biggers, Jiha Moon, Galo Moncayo, and Isabel Manalo.

        Admission is free.

        Please see also: Sanford Biggers, Nov. 9

        Type: Panel Discussion
        Host: Art

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      • Wed 11/11/09
        11:00 am – 4:00 pm
      • Late Fall Exhibitions on the American University Museum First Floor
      • Katzen Museum First Floor Exhibition

      • Exhibitions on the American University Museum First Floor:

        Cole Sternberg: and those who were seen dancing were thought insane by those who could not hear the music
        Saturday, November 7-Sunday, December 20
        Renowned L.A.-based artist Cole Sternberg presents an exhibition of works that blends the fields of international law and contemporary art to critically analyze human rights and the ...more

        Type: Exhibit
        Host: American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center

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      • Wed 11/11/09
        8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
      • "Visual Illusions": Where the Brain, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Art and Design All Come Together
      • Ward Circle 6

      • "Visual Illusions" Where the Brain, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Art and Design All Come Together

        Have you ever been deceived? Have your eyes ever "played tricks on you"? How certain are you of your perception of reality? Often, it is not the illusions we see that are tricky; rather, our perception of what is real is flawed. An illusion does not change; it does not create ...more

        Type: Lecture/Speaker
        Host: Psychology

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      • Wed 11/11/09
        8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
      • Dance Choreolab
      • Greenberg Theatre

      • Melanie George, director

        Join us for an evening of dance works-in-progress created by AU's burgeoning corps of student choreographers. A panel of local dance professionals will adjudicate the choreography. A discussion about the pieces, the choreographic process, and creativity will follow the performance.

        Admission is free.

        Type: Performance
        Host: Performing Arts

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