Talking About Living Inside the Grid
dal 2/5/2003 al 3/5/2003
Segnalato da
2/5/2003
Talking About Living Inside the Grid
The Cooper Union, New York
Inspired by the group exhibition the symposium will feature disucussions on three themes: the history of the grid in contemporary art and culture; the relationship of the body to the grid; and current theories on how to "get around" the grid.
Saturday, May 3, 2003, 10:30am-6pm
On Saturday, May 3, 2003, the New Museum of Contemporary Art and the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, The Cooper Union, will co-sponsor an all-day symposium titled Talking About
Living Inside the Grid.
Inspired by the group exhibition, Living Inside the
Grid, on view at the New Museum from February 28-June 15, 2003, the
symposium will feature disucussions on three themes: the history of the grid
in contemporary art and culture; the relationship of the body to the grid;
and current theories on how to "get around" the grid.
Dan Cameron (Senior Curator, New Museum, and curator of Living Inside the
Grid), Benjamin Weil (Curatorial Chair, Eyebeam Atelier, and Curator of
Media Arts, SFMOMA), and Manuel DeLanda (Adjunct Associate Professor of
Architecture, Columbia University), will moderate discussions with guest
speakers. Confirmed speakers include Ollivier Dyens, artist, essayist, and
poet; Dr. Susan Kozel, performer, choreographer and writer; Laura Kurgan,
architect/artist, and Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Princeton
University; and Peter Halley, artist and publisher of Index Magazine.
Talking About Living Inside the Grid is organized by Anne Barlow, Curator of
Education and Media Programs at the New Museum, with the assistance of Defne
Ayas and Jessica Sucher.
About Living Inside the Grid
Twenty-four emerging international artists describe the myriad challenges of
living in a world increasingly controlled by institutions, technology, and
media, by expanding upon the motif of the grid. Living Inside the Grid fills
the entire New Museum from February 28-June 15, 2003, with thirty-six
computer-based works, videos, photographs, drawings, and sculptures,
including many large-scale installations that are conceived especially for
the museum. The exhibition is organized by Dan Cameron, senior curator at
the New Museum, and marks his first group exhibition at a U.S. museum since
1982.
About The Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a distinguished
private college of art, architecture, and engineering founded in 1859 by
Peter Cooper, an inventor, industrialist and philanthropist. Since its
establishment, all admitted undergraduate students have received
full-tuition scholarships.
About the New Museum of Contemporary Art
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 and located in the heart
of Soho, is the premier destination for contemporary art in New York City.
With an annual schedule of dynamic exhibitions, the Museum presents the most
innovative and experimental work from around the world. Debate and
discussion about contemporary culture are encouraged through a broad range
of educational programs, publications, performances, and new media
initiatives. The New Museum recently announced plans to build a new, 60,000
square foot facility at 235 Bowery. Visit www.newmuseum.org for more about
the New Museum.
RSVP: 212-219-1222 extension 215
Great Hall, The Cooper Union
Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, New York