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Exploratorium
June 4 - June 4, 2014Info
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http://www.exploratorium.edu
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(415) 561-0363
In conjunction with its current exhibition Mike Henderson: Traces of Places, Haines Gallery has partnered with the Exploratorium, Museum of the African Diaspora, and SF Cinematheque to co-present The Films of Mike Henderson, an evening screening of the artist's award winning experimental films from the 1970s and 80s.The program is curated by Mike Henderson, Mark Toscano of the American Film Academy, and the Exploratorium Cinema Arts Program and will premiere a selection of newly restored 16 millimeter prints that attest to Henderson’s groundbreaking work in the medium. The screening will be immediately followed by a performance by the Mike Henderson Henderson Blues Band.
Mike Henderson completed his BFA and MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and retired from the University of California at Davis in 2013 where he served as a professor in the Art Department was since 1970. He was a featured artist in the MoAD 2012 exhibition Choose Paint, Choose Abstraction. Also an accomplished blues musician, Henderson plays professionally at local and international venues.
Free Admission. This program is presented as part of MoAD in the Neighborhood and will be held at the Exploratorium, Pier 15, SF.