What's Happening: Your 10-day forecast for March 5-14, 2021
The Gainesville Sun
MARCH 5 THROUGH MARCH 12
FREEDOM VIEWING: Get a peek at part of the forthcoming exhibition “Plural Domains/Selected Works from the Collection of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation,” set to be on display in the Fall, with
“Javier Castro: Coliseum,” on display through March 12. In this installation, the artist pushes traditional audio-visual methods by using multiple channels rather than a single one to transform the space into a fragmented experience for the viewer. According to University Galleries, by liberating the audio from the video, a freedom is gained that allows the participant to associate varying sounds and images, modify the work to their choosing and, ultimately, create their own narrative. The screens depict varying scenes of a fish fight in Havana, from the hierarchy of the characters to the perspective of the battling animals. The creatures become the main protagonists as they establish an analogy between themselves. Ethical limits are pushed in the quest for “money-time-fun.” The main actions take center stage in the layout, while the secondary events hang in the periphery. The viewer is enticed to move throughout the space to fully access the artist’s vision. University Galleries’ hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. They are located at 400 SW 13th St. For more information, visit arts.ufl.edu/university-galleries.