Dear Crumb list,
to add to the ongoing debates -- admittedly some of which have been
taking place off-list -- about art history and the theories of curator
Nicolas Bourriaud (his books Relational Aesthetics and Postproduction
have particular ideas about sampling, participation and 'media'), I
wanted to alert you to this upcoming talk. Please please someone go and
report back! [They're doing another talk about Curating later in the
series].
thanks
Sarah
Right about Now:
Art and Theory since the 1990s
W139, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,
in collaboration with the department of Art History at the University
of Amsterdam, have joined forces to bring you a unique series of
lectures entitled Right about Now: Art and Theory since the 1990s. The
lectures, realised with support of the Mondriaan Foundation, will be
held in English.
For the full programme, reservations and additional information, please
visit http://www.rightaboutnow.nl or contact us at [log in to unmask]
(subject: RAN)
Since the early 1990s, debate and reflection on contemporary visual art
have primarily centred on concrete artistic practice and notions like
production and presentation. But in the meantime, what have been the
developments exactly in the field of critical theory? Right about Now
can be considered a serious attempt to formulate an answer to this
question. A select group of respected Dutch and foreign academics and
thinkers (including leading experts like Hal Foster, Claire Bishop,
Daniel Birnbaum and Nicolas Bourriaud) have been asked to scrutinize
recent art history and present their findings in the form of a lecture.
The speakers will address trends and themes (including ‘Interactivity’,
‘Documentary Evidence’ and ‘Money’) that have influenced theoretical
debate since the start of the 1990s and will investigate the
significance these notions and developments might have for today’s
artistic discours. By initiating this series, the organizers hope to
encoura ge public debate regarding the art of the recent past, as well
as partially bridge the gap existing between academic research and the
artistic ‘fieldwork’ of artists and curators.
Lecture 1: Wednesday November 30th, 2005
INTERACTIVITY
Speakers: Claire Bishop (UK), Nicolas Bourriaud (FR)
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