The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art presents Questioning the Academy

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art presents Questioning the Academy
November 15, 2009

Frederick P. Rose Auditorium
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
41 Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
http://www.cooper.edu/events
Share this announcement on: Facebook | Delicious | Digg | Twitter |
The Art School of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art will celebrate the publication of the new book Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century), edited by Steven Henry Madoff and published by MIT Press, with an extraordinary gathering of 17 of the book's contributors to discuss the future of art education and the global conditions under which it must be transformed.

Speakers and moderators include Dennis Adams, Thierry de Duve, Shirin Neshat, Hans Haacke, Boris Groys, Liam Gillick, Saskia Bos, Steven Henry Madoff, Ernesto Pujol, Ute Meta Bauer, Paul Ramirez Jonas, Jeffrey Schnapp, Anton Vidokle, Matthew Higgs, Charles Renfro, Dana Schutz, and Brian Sholis.

Three conversations will take place among the panelists, discussing the most pressing issues facing the transmission of cultural knowledge today and for the future. The broad areas of concentration for the conversations are: "Flows of Knowledge, Infections, Temporary States"; "The Usefulness of the Academy, Learning and Doing—or Nobody Asked You to Do Nothing"; and "Social Context and the Role of the Academy in the 21st Century."

Free admission. Open to the public.

1:00 p.m.
Flows of Knowledge, Infections, Temporary States
Steven Henry Madoff, moderator
Ute Meta Bauer
Thierry de Duve
Boris Groys
Jeffrey Schnapp
Anton Vidokle

2:15 p.m.
The Usefulness of the Academy, Learning and Doing—or Nobody Asked You to Do Nothing
Brian Sholis, moderator
Paul Ramirez Jonas
Matthew Higgs
Shirin Neshat
Dana Schutz

3:30 p.m.
Social Context and the Role of the Academy in the 21st Century
Saskia Bos, moderator
Dennis Adams
Liam Gillick
Hans Haacke
Ernesto Pujol
Charles Renfro

Frederick P. Rose Auditorium
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
41 Cooper Square