Dear all, a colleague has asked that I send details around of the following one day conference at Tate Modern. It may be of particular interest to those working on the intersections of geography, politics and art.
Best wishes
Saskia
> Subject: CONF: The Politics of the Social in Contemporary Art (London,
> 15 Feb 13)
>
> Tate Modern, February 15, 2013
>
> The politics of the social in contemporary art
>
> Conference
>
> The Politics of the Social in Contemporary Art
>
> Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium
> Friday 15 February 2013, 10.00 – 19.00
> £20, concessions available £14
>
> Can art intervene in social relations? What are the implications of
> involving art and its audiences in an ethical problem? And how do such
> practices relate to art’s social institutions? This symposium examines
> the turn towards participatory and collaborative art forms and the
> ethical questions that raises.
>
> Featuring a keynote by Professor Shannon Jackson and contributions from
> Wafaa Bilal, Not an Alternative, Wochenklausur, Ztohoven, Renzo
> Martens, Grupo Etcétera, Gavin Grindon and Anja Kanngieser.
>
> The symposium will be followed by film screenings by the day’s
> speakers.
>
> Initiated by Adventures of Seeing and the Visual and Material Culture
> Research Centre, Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Kingston
> University London
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/conference/politics-social-contemporary-art
>
> To book tickets call 020 7887 8888 or follow the link above
>
> Reference / Quellennachweis:
> CONF: The Politics of the Social in Contemporary Art (London, 15 Feb
> 13). In: H-ArtHist, Jan 27, 2013. <http://arthist.net/archive/4590>.
>
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