{"id":295,"date":"2012-06-12T17:51:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T00:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2012\/06\/12\/the-art-of-illusions-pre-cinematic-entertainment-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2012-06-12T17:51:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T00:51:37","slug":"the-art-of-illusions-pre-cinematic-entertainment-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2012\/06\/12\/the-art-of-illusions-pre-cinematic-entertainment-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Illusions: Pre-cinematic Entertainment in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curatingla.com%2Fblog-index%2F2012%2F6%2F12%2Fthe-art-of-illusions-pre-cinematic-entertainment-in-mexico.html&amp;send=false&amp;layout=standard&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font&amp;height=35\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"full-image-block ssNonEditable\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/WWW.PANORAMAONVIEW.ORG\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/organizations\/VelaslavasayPanorama_logo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1339523212835\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Before the advent of cinema as we know it today, audiences around the world experienced other types of entertainment that involved optical magic, such as the diorama, cosmorama, magic lantern, panorama and scientific spectacles. Mexico is one country where these forms of visual culture flourished and then set the stage for later generations of moving image entertainment, including the Kinetoscope and the Cinematograph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Jos&eacute; Antonio Rodr&iacute;guez, professor of Art History at the Universidad Nacional Aut&oacute;noma de M&eacute;xico (UNAM), will present an <a href=\"http:\/\/WWW.PANORAMAONVIEW.ORG\/news.html\" target=\"_blank\">illustrated lecture<\/a> on the history and archeology of visual media, with an emphasis on the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century. He will also explore &ldquo;&hellip;how our encounters with the visual spectacles guide us in constructing our own vision of the world.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-block ssNonEditable\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/events\/Diorama_ArtofIllusionsLecture.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1339523116874\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><span class=\"thumbnail-caption\" style=\"width: 617px;\">Image is from Jos&eacute; Antonio Rodr&iacute;guez private collection<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>When<\/strong>: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 at \u20288:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Velaslavasay Panorama at the Union Theater, located at 1122 West 24th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: Available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/242705\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;$12 {$10 VPES Members, Students, Seniors}<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>More Information<\/strong>:<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This will be a bilingual presentation in English and Spanish.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tel: 213.746.2166<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">Email: <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"mailto:panorama@panoramaonview.org\">event@panoramaonview.org<br \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramaonview.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.panoramaonview.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/organizations\/VelaslavasayPanorama_logo.jpg\" alt=\"VelaslavasayPanorama_logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Before the advent of cinema as we know it today, audiences around the world experienced other types of entertainment that involved optical magic, such as the diorama, cosmorama, magic lantern, panorama and scientific spectacles. 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