Press release for "Shaolin: Temple of Zen. Photographs b Justin Guariglia"

              MEDIA RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September, 2007
Contact: Kathy MacPherson, galleryinfo@otis.edu, 310.665.6909. Images available.
The Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design is pleased to present the exhibition:
Shaolin: Temple of Zen, Photographs by Justin Guariglia
February 2 – March 29, 2008
Public Reception: Saturday, February 2, 5-7pm
With special kung fu and calligraphy demonstration by Shaolin Monk Shi De Chao from Henan,
China, followed by book signing hosted by Hennessey + Ingalls Art & Architecture Books.
Events in conjunction with the exhibition (see detailed information below):
Monday, February 4, 7:30pm, Ben Maltz Gallery
Conversation with photographer Justin Guariglia of National Geographic Traveler; Gene Ching,
Associate Publisher of Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine; and Craig Reid, martial arts film historian,
fight choreographer and martial artist.
Monday, February 25, 7:30pm, Ben Maltz Gallery
Cultural Representation in the Media
A panel discussion with Félix Gutiérrez, Lena Chao-Young, Clint Wilson; led by Otis Director
of Art History Parme Giuntini.
Friday, February 29, 8pm, Ahmanson Bldg B06
A Night of Hong Kong Kung Fu Cinema
Double feature screening of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and Eight Diagram Pole
Fighter (1983) both directed by Liu Chia-Liang; with introduction by Craig Reid.
Exhibition Information
Shaolin: Temple of Zen is a photography exhibition based on the book of the same name by
photographer Justin Guariglia published by Aperture. The exhibition premieres at the Ben Maltz
Gallery on Saturday, February 2, 2008 with a public reception from 5-7pm that includes a walk-through
with the photographer as well as a special kung fu and calligraphy demonstration by
Shaolin Monk Shi De Chao from Henan, China, followed by book signing. On view through
March 29, this exhibition and publication are organized by the Aperture foundation, a not-for-profit
organization devoted to photography and the visual arts, and presented at the Ben Maltz
Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design. Additional sponsorship provided by Hahnemühle Fine
Art.
Shaolin: Temple of Zen is an exhibition and publication that documents, for the first time in
history, the exceptionally private warrior monks of the fifteen-hundred-year-old Shaolin Temple
in the Henan province of China, renowned for its association with Zen Buddhism and martial
arts. Comprised of 99 pieces, including 6 video installations, Shaolin: Temple of Zen brings to
light the secretive society of the Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to preserving a form of kung fu