NOT FOR SALE: Writing on Performance and New Media

PERFORMA Presents TWO-PART SYMPOSIUM
NOT FOR SALE: Writing on Performance and New Media

Saturday, November 12, 2005, 1:30-5:00 PM
Yalincak Family Foundation Lecture Hall
19 West 4th Street at Mercer Street

Curators, Critics and Writers Discuss the Art of Writing about Performance and New Media

PERFORMA is pleased to present the fourth installment of NOT FOR SALE: Writing on Performance and New Media, in conjunction with New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Art and Art Professions, and as part of PERFORMA05, the first biennial of new visual art performance in New York City. The event is free and open to the public, and will take place at New York University’s Yalincak Family Foundation Lecture Hall at 19 West 4th Street on the corner of Mercer on Saturday, November 12, 2005 from 1:30 to 5:00 pm. Reception to follow. For further information, please call PERFORMA at (212) 533-5720, or visit www.performa-arts.org.

NOT FOR SALE: Writing on Performance and New Media is a dynamic continuation of the discussion on performance and its relationship to the museum, gallery, critic and collector. The two-part symposium comprised of a distinguished panel of critics and curators will offer an in-depth view of contemporary developments in writings on ephemeral works of art that encompass several creative disciplines.


1:30-3:00 PM
SESSION I: Curating (and Writing on) Performance in the 21st Century
More and more contemporary artists from around the world make live art and performance-related film and video, as well as installation art, with an ever-increasing presence in museums and galleries. How does the current generation of curators, critics, and writers tackle curating and writing about performance differently from the past? In what way has the relationship between the artist, curator, and museum changed over the past decade? A panel of critics and curators will discuss the art of curating performance today.

Catherine Wood, Curator, Tate Modern, London
Katy Siegel, Art historian, Curator and Critic
Phillippe Vergne, Chief Curator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Moderated by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, Senior Editor, Parkett


3:30-5:00 PM
SESSION II: Writing (and Reviewing) Across Borders-Performance and New Media
Critics and writers on art today need to be well versed in many languages including film, dance, literature, music, architecture and new media. How does an author write across disciplines? How much background in each individual history does a writer need in order to illuminate this multidisciplinary work and to explain its relevance in a broader cultural context to ever-evolving audiences? A panel of critics and writers will explore these questions as they relate to the research, development, and presentation of visual art performance.

Margo Jefferson, Writer and Critic
John Rockwell, Dance Critic, The New York Times
Bennett Simpson, Associate Curator, ICA Boston
Linda Yablonsky, novelist and critic
Moderated by RoseLee Goldberg, Founder and Director of PERFORMA

About PERFORMA
PERFORMA is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization committed to the research, development, and presentation of performance by visual artists from around the world. PERFORMA will commission new performance projects in visual arts, establish a dedicated performance biennial, and provide year-round educational programming for this critical area of visual art and cultural history.

About the Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education
The Department of Art and Art Professions is committed to the construction of new knowledge through the creation of art and innovative academic research. The Department brings students, practicing artists, educators, and art professionals together in a richly interactive, multidisciplinary community that fosters imaginative art-making and intellectual exchange.

MORE TO COME…

A full program of events is available online:
http://www.performa-arts.org/

For Schedule information:
http://05.performa-arts.org/schedule

For Ticket Information:
http://05.performa-arts.org/ticketinfo


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PERFORMA is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization committed to the research, development, and presentation of performance by visual artists from around the world. PERFORMA will commission new performance projects in visual arts, establish a dedicated performance biennial, and provide year-round educational programming for this critical area of visual art and cultural history.

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