Gallery 400 will host an interdisciplinary discussion of Uri Tzaig's exhibition, "Duel," which is currently on display at the gallery.

The multimedia exhibit addresses questions of social rules and interactions, identity and language. The show includes works in video, sculpture, photography and graphic design that alter the terms of sports and language.

"Alluding to the desert landscape of his native Israel, Uri Tzaig's meditative, conceptual works encourage reconsideration of fixed positions and perceptions," said Lorelei Stewart, visiting director of Gallery 400. "Directed toward our often passive acceptance of social, political and economic mores, Tzaig's artworks subvert prescribed rules and traditions." Stewart will moderate the discussion.

Panelists:
Dominic Molon, associate curator of film and video, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Steve Reinke, visiting assistant professor of video, UIC
Eric Slauter, assistant professor of English language and literature, University of Chicago
Simone Lotven Sofian, lecturer in Hebrew, classic and Mediterranean studies

Wednesday, Nov. 29
5 - 6:30 p.m.

UIC Gallery 400
College of Architecture and the Arts
400 S. Peoria St.

Building upon his work's challenge to language, sports and game structure, Tzaig has increasingly created pieces that deceptively marry complexity and simplicity. His performative interventions in formal, team-based games provide materials for more complex video pieces.

"Tzaig utilizes strict formal divisions and editing structures that combine image and text to question, literally and metaphorically, the viewer's position," said Stewart. "By defying the obvious, Tzaig playfully creates powerful and contemplative works that address provocative, often political, issues in non-didactic ways."

The exhibit runs through Dec. 16. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, noon - 5 p.m. Direct exhibit questions to Stewart at Gallery 400, (312) 996-6114.