The 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial contains an unusual show of top local artists
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Thea Augustina Eck assembling "April 24," a mixed media installation incorporating narrated video drawing upon Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. -
William Kofmehl III assembles his installation art, "Vicarious Suffering: A 21st Century Site." -
Adam Shreckhise assembles his installation art, "POM (Portrait of the Artist as a Machine)," a complicated maze of circuits and machine parts that will create its own art when completed. Installations are in progress for the 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside.
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The 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial has stirred a lot of speculation and buzz since it announced last year that it would spread into five venues and combine the judgment and insight of four of the city's most innovative young curators.
The lid comes off Friday with the first of a round of opening celebrations at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, where the Biennial was founded in 1994, and at Pittsburgh Filmmakers. On June 16, the Carnegie Museum of Art portion opens.
The final two venues, The Andy Warhol Museum and The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, unveil their shows in September.
INFORMATION: www.PittsburghBiennial.org.
WHERE: PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 6300 Fifth Ave. at Shady Ave., Shadyside.
WHEN: Opening 5:30-9 p.m. Friday; continuing through Oct. 23.
HOURS: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, until 7 p.m. Thursday.
ADMISSION: $5 suggested donation, members free.
EVENTS: July 21, "Artist Talks" with William Kofmehl III, Natalie Settles and Adam Shreckhise ($5, members free).
INFORMATION: 412-361-0873 or www.pittsburgharts.org.
WHERE: PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS, 477 Melwood Ave., N. Oakland.
WHEN: Opening 8-11 p.m. Friday, with music by PANDEMIC DJs Pandemic Pete & Juddy at 9 p.m.; continuing through Oct. 23.
HOURS: 2-7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and weekends when films are shown in Melwood Screening Room.
ADMISSION: Free.
INFORMATION: 412-681-5449 or www.pghfilmmakers.org.
WHERE: CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.
WHEN: Opening 5:30-9 p.m. June 16; continuing through Sept. 18.
HOURS: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, until 8 p.m. Thursday. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays between July 5 and Sept. 4.
ADMISSION: $15; seniors $12; students and children ages 3-18, $11; members and children under 3, free. Includes admission to Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
First Published June 8, 2011 12:00 am
