The Painter's Table: Abstract and Otherwise
When:
Thursday, Oct 23, 2014 2:00p -
7:00p
Thursday, Oct 23, 2014 2:00p -
7:00p
Where:
Boston Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon St
Boston, MA 02108
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://www.brandeis.edu/rose/programs/2014f/bradfordsymposium.html
A three-part symposium on the work of artist Mark Bradford and recent directions in contemporary painting.
Coincident with the exhibition Mark Bradford: Sea Monsters, the Rose Art Museum is hosting a symposium on October 23rd at the Boston Athenaeum that will address the status and stakes of painting today. Featuring some of the most significant art historians, curators, and artists thinking about contemporary painting, this three part symposium will traverse art history, historiography, theory, criticism, curatorial thinking, and studio practice to provide a broad sketch of this compelling landscape.
The symposium, entitled "The Painters' Table: Abstract and Otherwise," is divided into two sessions:
AFTERNOON SESSION: 2 – 5 pm
2:00 PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Richard Shiff (University of Texas, Austin)
Suzanne Hudson (University of Southern California)
4:00 CURATORS ROUNDTABLE
With Russell Ferguson (Hammer Museum), Mark Godfrey (Tate Modern), and Laura Hoptman (MoMA)
Moderated by Katy Siegel (Rose Art Museum, Curator-at-Large)
EVENING SESSION: 6 - 7 pm
6:00 ARTISTS PANEL
With Mark Bradford, Laura Owens, David Reed, and Jack Whitten
Moderated by Hamza Walker (Renaissance Society, University of Chicago)
Reception to follow.
This symposium is sponsored in part by the Boston Athenaeum, the Hauser & Wirth Gallery and White Cube Gallery.
Cost: Free. Limited seating available; advanced registration required. Please register at: http://thepainterstable.eventbrite.com
