Editor’s Note: The following information was received from the University of Wisconisin-Whitewater, College of Arts and Communication
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Art and Design welcomes designer, artist, and entrepreneur Jordan Mozer for a free lecture and presentation at 7 p.m. on March 7, 2022. The lecture will take place in Young Auditorium as part of The Annette and Dale Schuh Visiting Artist Endowment. This event is free and open to the public; attendees are asked to rsvp by visiting www.uww.edu/artist. The Young Auditorium is located at 950 W. Main Street, alongside the Greenhill Center of the Arts. Masks are required for anyone entering campus buildings. For the most current safety guidelines, please visit the Warhawks are Back webpage at uww.edu/warhawks-are-back.
In the lecture, Mozer will detail his processes of conceptualizing and realizing various projects of different scales. He will also introduce “Love in the Chroma Zone,” the project he will work on with students during his residency from March 8 – 11. Mozer, based in Chicago, has explored the complexities of human relationships through paintings, drawings, and sculptures that give form to genetics, gender, love, and identity for over twenty years.
“Love in the Chroma Zone” can be traced to a series of sketches commissioned by Mick Jagger for a series of Rock opera sets and props Jordan imagined for the Rolling Stones. Some of these elements were transformed in subsequent projects, including “Herzblut” and “East” in Hamburg, Germany, and at a hotel in Times Square in New York for Bill Marriott.
In the latest iterations, the “Love in the Chroma Zone” incorporates meditations on genetics and the accelerating transformation of ideas about the gender spectrum and sexual expression. The project will engage UW-Whitewater students in assisting Jordan to realize a variety of two- and three-dimensional artworks and create a narrative environment in the gallery.
During his residency, Mozer will work with students over the course of four days to complete projects that include: murals scaled to the exhibition space, the finishing and base making for six full-sized sculptures, and the finishing of (24) 12” tall cast sculptures. Following his residency, the works will be on exhibit in Crossman Gallery from March 11 – April 1, 2022. Crossman Gallery hours can be found by visiting us online at uww.edu/coac/events.
Mozer’s visit is funded by the Annette and Dale Schuh Visiting Artist Endowment, established in 2015, in recognition of the experience Annette Schuh had at UW-Whitewater as an undergraduate art student, interacting with notable visiting artists. It is with this remarkable donor intent that artists of prominence visit UW-Whitewater on an annual basis.
Join us for the public lecture on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in Young Auditorium. This event is free to attend and open to the public; attendees are asked to rsvp by visiting www.uww.edu/artist. An ASL interpreter will be available. If other accommodations are desired, please contact Audra Lange (262) 472-5943 for further information. Masks are required for anyone entering campus buildings. For the most current safety guidelines, please visit the Warhawks are Back webpage at uww.edu/warhawks-are-back. The Crossman Gallery is located at 950 W. Main Street, in the Greenhill Center of the Arts.
About The Endowment
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Art and Design received a $1 million gift from alumna Annette (Derge) Schuh ’71 and her husband Dale in 2015. The endowment supports an annual visit of a visual artist of a significant stature to interact with UW-Whitewater students. For more information, visit us online at www.uww.edu/artist.
