EXHIBITIONS
SOMArts Cultural Center
Nov. 4 - Nov. 30, 2011
San Francisco, CA
Kinsey Institute Gallery
Indiana University
Apr. 13 - Jun. 29, 2012
Bloomington, IN

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PROGRAM EVENTS

SOMArts Cultural Center
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 6:00 - 9:00 PM PST
'Hapa Bruthas' a performance by Chanel Matsunami Govreau
    Chanel Matsunami Govreau is performance storyteller and costume designer who uses a combination of sculptural regalia and spoken word to create live narratives and collaborative photoshoots. Her stories are based on her activism as a queer, multiracial, and Asian-American woman. She investigates moments of vanity, emotional indulgence and self-exposure to extract and confront internalized social patterns.
    Chanel is creating a new work specifically for Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze. Titled 'Hapa Bruthas,' this performance will explore Hapa male and Asian male sexuality, brotherhood, and the effects of interracial dating in Asian American communities from a mixed-Asian woman's perspective. As part of her performance, Chanel is documenting her research and thought process through her blog, “Resexualize.”

PEEPSHOW DRAWING CIRCLE
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 12:00 - 3:00 PM PST
'Hapa Bruthas' a performance by Chanel Matsunami Govreau

VIDEO SCREENING + DISCUSSION PANEL
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 6:00 - 9:00 PM PST
SCREENING (6:00 PM): Carolee Schneemann’s Fuses
PANEL DISCUSSION (7:00 PM): "LOOKING AT MEN: Then and Now" 
Panelists: Carolee Schneemann, Annie Sprinkle, Melissa P. Wolf, and Tanya Augsburg.

CLOSING CELEBRATION
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 5:00 - 9:00 PM PST

Header Image (left): Della Calfee, Men As Table, Archival paper, 14 x 11 inches, 1991.
Header Image (middle top): Erika Meriaux, Heracles and Omphale, Oil on linen canvas, 48 x 28 inches, 2010.