The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), in collaboration with the CSUSB department of art, will hold an artist talk with Tim Portlock on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m.
The event will accompany the art department’s senior seminar lecture series as well as RAFFMA’s current exhibition of Portlock’s work, “C.ASH_4_GOLD,” and will include a special performance of music composed by CSUSB professor of music, Allen Menton.
In “C.ASH_4_Gold,” Portlock uses 3D special effects and computer game authoring software to create still images of post-industrial cities, using the conventions of 19th century American landscape painting, to explore concepts such as freedom, individualism, ruggedness and industriousness.
Portlock’s interest in San Bernardino was sparked after the city earned the title of the “foreclosure capital” of the United States after the 2008 economic downturn. Portlock explored the structures of San Bernardino, which harken to expectations that are very different from the present and express a range of current-day social dynamics.
Portlock is an associate professor in the film and media department at Hunter College, City University, New York. He is a 2011 recipient of a Pew Fellowship and winner of a Festival of Murals prize to commemorate the 1,000 year anniversary of Gdansk, Poland.
Prior to this, Portlock exhibited at Pulse New York, represented by the West Collection (2013), Photo Ireland at Broadstone studios (2012) and the Tate Modern as a member of artist collective Vox Populi (2011), Christies London, represented by Philagrafika (2012), the International Guerrilla Video Festival Dublin (2009) and “This is Not a Gateway,” London (2009).
About RAFFMA
The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art is a nationally recognized museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The only accredited art museum in San Bernardino, RAFFMA has accumulated a permanent collection of nearly 1,200 objects focusing on Egyptian antiquities, ceramics and contemporary art. Located at Cal State San Bernardino, RAFFMA houses the largest permanent and public display of Egyptian art in Southern California.
General admission to the museum is free. Suggested donation is $3. Parking at Cal State San Bernardino is $6 weekdays and $3 on weekends.
The museum is open Monday-Wednesday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and closed Friday and Sunday. For more information, call (909) 537-7373 or visit the RAFFMA website.