"Curating and Activism" Conference, Philadelphia, 3/28

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CURATING AND ACTIVISM: AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL AND CONVERSATION SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009 9:30 am-5 pm Moore College of Art & Design 20th and the Parkway/Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179 www.thegalleriesatmoore.org The Galleries at Moore in conjunction with Moore College of Art and Design’s BFA in Curatorial Studies present “Curating and Activism,” the fourth in an ongoing series of public conversations about issues and ideas in contemporary curatorial practice. Through a series of grouped conversations with an international roster of distinguished curators and artists, we will examine multiple ways in which curatorial activities can be directed toward social and political activism. Questions to be considered include: How effectively is social/political activism addressed through curatorial practice? What are the power dynamics involved in curating for social change? What is a curator’s responsibility in articulating his/her political stance? Are forums for public interaction inherently political? How is participation related to activism? What are the stakes in activist curating and what are the criteria for success? Can curatorial practice truly inspire productive political change? This program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration via e-mail is requested. Please RSVP by 3/24: jkaplan@moore.edu 9:30-10:00 Welcoming Video by Andrea Bowers, "Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training, 2004" 10-11:15 CURATING AND SELF-ORGANIZATION--FACILITATING INTERACTIONS Katherine CARL/Srdjan Jovanovic WEISS + Michael RAKOWITZ + Carin KUONI 11:15-12:30 THE PROJECT OF PERFORMANCE--THE BODY AND THE PUBLIC Sharon HAYES + Adam PENDLETON + Martha WILSON 12:30-2:00 Lunch on your own. 2-2:30 Welcome Back Video by Josephine Meckseper "March for Peace, Justice, and Democracy, 04/29/06, New York City, 2007" 2:30-3:45 MODELS OF PARTICIPATION AND MODES OF ACTIVISM Stamatina GREGORY + Steve KURTZ + Anton VIDOKLE 3:45-4:30 PLENARY AND AUDIENCE Q&A 4:30 RECEPTION 6:30-8:00 Don't miss:IT IS WHAT IT IS: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IRAQ Jeremy Deller, Nato Thompson, Esam Pasha and Jonathan Harvey in conversation. A New Commission by Jeremy Deller presented by the New Museum and Creative Time. Hosted in Philadelphia by the Slought Foundation on the occasion of Moore's International Panel and Conversation on Curating and Activism. Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, http://slought.org Moore College of Art & Design 20th and the Parkway/Philadelphia,PA 19103-1179/ www.thegalleriesatmoore.org This symposium has been supported by the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative at the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and Moore College of Art & Design through support from Frances and Bayard Storey. This program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration via e-mail is requested. Please RSVP by 3/24: jkaplan@moore.edu 9:30-10:00 Welcoming Video by Andrea Bowers, "Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Training, 2004" 10-11:15 CURATING AND SELF-ORGANIZATION--FACILITATING INTERACTIONS Katherine CARL/Srdjan Jovanovic WEISS + Michael RAKOWITZ + Carin KUONI 11:15-12:30 THE PROJECT OF PERFORMANCE--THE BODY AND THE PUBLIC Sharon HAYES + Adam PENDLETON + Martha WILSON 12:30-2:00 Lunch on your own. 2-2:30 Welcome Back Video by Josephine Meckseper "March for Peace, Justice, and Democracy, 04/29/06, New York City, 2007" 2:30-3:45 MODELS OF PARTICIPATION AND MODES OF ACTIVISM Stamatina GREGORY + Steve KURTZ + Anton VIDOKLE 3:45-4:30 PLENARY AND AUDIENCE Q&A 4:30 RECEPTION 6:30-8:00 Don't miss:IT IS WHAT IT IS: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IRAQ Jeremy Deller, Nato Thompson, Esam Pasha and Jonathan Harvey in conversation. A New Commission by Jeremy Deller presented by the New Museum and Creative Time. Hosted in Philadelphia by the Slought Foundation on the occasion of Moore's International Panel and Conversation on Curating and Activism. Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, http://slought.org Moore College of Art & Design 20th and the Parkway/Philadelphia,PA 19103-1179/ www.thegalleriesatmoore.org This symposium has been supported by the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative at the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and Moore College of Art & Design through support from Frances and Bayard Storey.