This July at the Berkeley Art Museum

BAM’s new exhibition, Himalayan Pilgrimage is now open, through April 24, 2011:
Explore the journey of Buddhism across several centuries and from India into Tibet through exceptionally beautiful objects of sculpture and painting dating from the ninth to the eighteenth centuries.

This July @ The Berkeley Art Museum

01Thursday
Free First Thursday
Gallery Admission Free All Day

02 Friday
Oakland residents of zip codes 94615, 94617, 94621, 94626, and 94643 receive free all-day admission to the BAM galleries with proof of address!

09Friday
L@TE: Friday Nights @ BAM/PFA
7:30 SUN Ceremony
Programmed by David Wilson

An installation collaboration with artist Chris Duncan, this event will open the museum up to a fully participation-based drum and light orchestration. Come to drum and stare at the sun. With light projections and visual guidance from Jeffrey Manson (Misto Reef Lights), a Chladni singing performance by Meara O’Reilly (Avocet), and SUN choir.

Doors 6:00 p.m. with cash bar and ambient sounds
Tickets: $5; free for members; and UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
Galleries Open Until 9 p.m. Richmond residents of zip codes 94801, 94804, 94805, 94806, and 94807 receive free admission all day with proof of address!

11 Sunday
Berkeley residents of zip codes 94701, 94702, 94703, and 94704 receive free admission to the BAM galleries with proof of address!

14Wednesday
Exhibition Opens
Hauntology
July 14-December 5
Drawn primarily from the museum’s recent acquisitions of contemporary art, this exhibition explores a wide range of art through the lens of the concept of “hauntology,” a term coined by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida in 1993 to refer to the study of social, psychological, and cultural conditions in the post-Communist period.

16 Friday
Berkeley, Emeryville, and El Cerrito residents of zip codes 94709, 94710, 94608, and 94530 receive free admission to the BAM galleries with proof of address!

23Friday
L@TE: Friday Nights @ BAM/PFA
7:30 Grouper Presents SLEEP
Programmed by David Wilson

Liz Harris (Grouper) contours her sonic craft to the spiraling space of the museum, creating a site-specific composition made up of tape-collage and live instrumentation accompanied by video. Her piece intends to “echo the movement of a downward-pulling current, lulling with the hiss and resonating pulse of watery sound and light.” Harpsichordist Eugene Petrushansky opens the night with pieces of both early music and music of his own improvisation, performing on the harpsichord that he hand-built for himself.

Doors 6:00 p.m. with cash bar and ambient sounds. Galleries Open Until 9 p.m.
Tickets: $5; free for members; and UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
Hayward, Richmond, Crockett, and El Sobrante residents of zip codes 94850, 94525, 94541, 94545, and 94803 receive free admission all day with proof of address!

30Friday
L@TE: Friday Nights @ BAM/PFA
7:30 Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Led by a master artist from Bali, I Dewa Putu Berata, Gamelan Sekar Jaya’s two percussion ensembles will perform in traditional Balinese formation, surrounding their dancers and encouraging an intimate circulation among the audience. The evening will open with a rare listening experience of a reel-to-reel recording of an a cappella mix of the Beach Boys seminal album Pet Sounds.

Doors 6:00 p.m. with cash bar and ambient sounds
Tickets: $5; free for members; and UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff
Berkeley residents of zip codes 94701, 94702, 94703, and 94704 receive free admission all day with proof of address!
Galleries Open Until 9 p.m.

Please visit our website http://bampfa.berkeley.edu/calendar/month/07012010 for more information