The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology
It’s going to be a great day in Chicago tomorrow morning. I am pleased to be bringing together a panel of curators, artists, archaeologists and scholars to have an open discussion about the emergence of archaeological themes in contemporary arts practice. I hope you will be able to join us in Chicago, and if not, ...
“The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology” Session at TAG 2013
I’m delighted to announce that I will be co-organizing a roundtable discussion session with Dieter Roelstraete (Manilow Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago) for the upcoming meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group at the University of Chicago this May. The session will feature artists, curators, and scholars responding to the upcoming exhibition at the Museum ...
Art and War in Iraq Symposium Announced
5 April 2013, 12:15-5:30pm List Art Center Auditorium Ten years since the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom and twenty-three years since the first Gulf War, the ramifications of the armed invasions and occupations of the Republic of Iraq by the United States continue to be felt by the Iraqi people as well as throughout the ...
Doug Elliott performs at Brown University
Please join us tonight (Friday, April 13th) at 5:30pm at List Art Center Auditorium, for an evening lecture by Doug Elliott, naturalist, herbalist, and nationally recognized storyteller. Mr Elliott will present “Rewilding, Weeds, and Woodlands Wisdom: Living off the land in a changing world,” on the occasion of the exhibition A Natural Order by Lucas Foglia, curated ...
Will Allen speaks at Brown University
Please join us tonight (Monday, April 9th) at 5:30pm at the Martinos Auditorium of the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, for an evening lecture by Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power and MacArthur Foundation Grant Recipient. Mr Allen will be speaking on the topic of “A Good Food Revolution,” on the occasion of the ...
Introduction to the Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice Research Collaborative
From the Winter 2012 Symposium held at Brown University. More information here.
Artist Talk by Betsey Biggs on “The Providence Postcard Project”
From the Winter 2012 Symposium of the Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice International Research Collaborative. More information here.
ZIMOUN | a live performance at Brown Universirty
On Saturday, 4 February 2012, world-renowned sound and installation artist Zimoun will give a special live performance at Brown University’s List Art Center as part of the exhibition Nostalgia Machines at the David Winton Bell Gallery. This event is co-produced by the David Winton Bell Gallery and Multimedia & Electronic Music Experiments and is sponsored by swissnex Boston. ...
Brown to host International Symposium on Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice
A Discussion of International Approaches Heritage professionals from around the world converge on Brown’s campus for a day of conversation. Cape Town – Dublin – Hong Kong – Istanbul – Providence – York What is heritage, and what forms does it take in an urban environment? How are creative practices affected by, and how do they ...
Designs for an Archaeology of the Contemporary
This past Saturday, I was invited to be a panelist for a plenary session for the 2011 meeting of the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) at Boston University. Organized by Rodney Harrison, the plenary “Designs for an Archaeology of the Contemporary” was a wonderful opportunity to engage in cutting-edge, critical conversations around the ...