Accidental Publics Symposium
Accidental Publics Symposium
Friday and Saturday, October 2 & 3, 2009
Northwestern University and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Directions
A two-day symposium focusing on temporary public artworks that address an "accidental public" people, viewers, an audience, or passersby who are not expecting to encounter a work of art. The purpose is to theorize and compare the strategies of projects that attempt to bridge the art and everyday life divide in present tense and real space, and to engage discussion that explores our intentions and the effects of choosing to work in this way.
Accidental Publics is organized by Northwestern University's Department of Art Theory and Practice and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sculpture Department, and co-sponsored by the Departments of Performance and Arts Administration at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It will include presentations by invited artists as well as faculty, students, and alumni of area colleges and universities. Presentations will focus on specific works that have been realized and have had a public life. Please visit the website of Northwestern's Department of Art Theory and Practice (www.art.northwestern.edu) for additional information as the event approaches.
Schedule, participants, organizers, direction and locaton information provided below.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY OCT 2
The Mary and Leigh Block Museum, Northwestern University
PARTICIPANTS Dennis Adams is internationally recognized for his urban interventions and museum installations that reveal historical and political undercurrents in public space and architecture. He is a Professor at Cooper Union School of Art in New York. Frau Fiber, a.k.a. Carole Lung, is an artist, activist and nomadic textile worker. Theaster Gates is an artist and performer, and he teaches at the University of Chicago. Dara Greenwald is an artist and activist based in New York, and Olivia Robinson is an artist who teaches at Syracuse University. Among many other activities, they collaborate with Josh McPhee on the Spectres of Liberty project. InCUBATE (Institute for Community Understanding Between Art and the Everyday) is a research institute and artist residency program dedicated to exploring new approaches to arts administration and arts funding. InCUBATE will be represented by Abby Satinsky and Bryce Dwyer, two of the four co-directors, who are current students in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Master of Arts Administration program. Industry of the Ordinary are Adam Brooks and Mathew Wilson, both artists and educators currently living in Chicago and teaching at Columbia College. Matt Irie and Dominic Talvacchio have been collaborating for approximately ten years. Irie is based in the Chicago area and teaches at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Talvacchio is based in New York. Dan Peterman's internationally acclaimed work explores the intersection of art and ecology on a wide range of scales and platforms. He is co-founder of the Experimental Station in Woodlawn, and Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Patricia Phillips is an arts writer, curator, educator, and Dean of Graduate Studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her influential writings on public art have been published and read widely. Michael Rakowitz's site-specific work has been widely recognized since his 1998 paraSite project gained national and international attention. He teaches at Northwestern University. Stephanie Smith is Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Curator of Contemporary Art at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art. Fereshteh Toosi is an interdisciplinary artist who teaches in the New Millennium Studies program at Columbia College Chicago. Philip Von Zweck is an artist, musician, curator, gallerist, and radio host who has often hosted the work of others in public places. Ben Fain, The Sages (Lily and Beau), Brianna Schweizer, Katya Grokovsky, and Jung A. Woo are recent graduates or current students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Casey Lurie, Trudi Antoine, Traci Chou, and Kyle Tidd are recent graduates or current students at Northwestern University. Adam Farcus and Eric Peterson are respectively, a recent graduate of, and a current student at, The University of Illinois at Chicago. Joseph Miller is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago.
ORGANIZERS Jeanne Dunning is an artist and a professor in the Department of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University. Laurie Palmer is an artist and writer and Chair of the Sculpture Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
| 10:00 a.m. | Lecture: Michael Rakowitz |
| 11:15 a.m. | Session 1: Spectacle Industry of the Ordinary: The Weight of a Worn Shirt Ben Fain: Fire Safety The Sages: Fishbowl Tracy Chou: The Rock and Braille Stairwell Session 2: No one to ask Brianna Schweizer: It's About Time Eric Peterson: Snow Machine Matt Irie and Dominic Talvacchio: Platform Constellation Katya Grokhovsky: Send Me Home |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. lunch | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Lecture: Dennis Adams |
| 3:45 p.m. | Session 3: Asking for it Frau Fiber: Redressing New Orleans Casey Lurie: Apple Structure Trudi Antoine:Open Doors Joseph Miller: Empty Bottle Residency Laurie Palmer: Oxygen Bar |
| SATURDAY OCT 3 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 280 S. Columbus Drive, Room 012 | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Lecture: Patricia Phillips |
| 10:45 a.m. | Session 4: Claiming Public Space Dara Greenwald and Olivia Robinson: Spectres of Liberty Theaster Gates : The Dorchester Project Kyle Tidd: K1-430 Adam Farcus:Store Interventions discussion with Stephanie Smith |
| 12:45 - 2:00 p.m. lunch | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Lecture: Dan Peterman |
| 3:15 p.m. | Session 5: Creating Forums Incubate: Incubate Jung A Woo: Mobile Project Space Philip Von Zweck: Broad Castings discussion with Stephanie Smith |
| 4:45 p.m. | Final remarks: Patricia Phillips |
PARTICIPANTS Dennis Adams is internationally recognized for his urban interventions and museum installations that reveal historical and political undercurrents in public space and architecture. He is a Professor at Cooper Union School of Art in New York. Frau Fiber, a.k.a. Carole Lung, is an artist, activist and nomadic textile worker. Theaster Gates is an artist and performer, and he teaches at the University of Chicago. Dara Greenwald is an artist and activist based in New York, and Olivia Robinson is an artist who teaches at Syracuse University. Among many other activities, they collaborate with Josh McPhee on the Spectres of Liberty project. InCUBATE (Institute for Community Understanding Between Art and the Everyday) is a research institute and artist residency program dedicated to exploring new approaches to arts administration and arts funding. InCUBATE will be represented by Abby Satinsky and Bryce Dwyer, two of the four co-directors, who are current students in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Master of Arts Administration program. Industry of the Ordinary are Adam Brooks and Mathew Wilson, both artists and educators currently living in Chicago and teaching at Columbia College. Matt Irie and Dominic Talvacchio have been collaborating for approximately ten years. Irie is based in the Chicago area and teaches at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Talvacchio is based in New York. Dan Peterman's internationally acclaimed work explores the intersection of art and ecology on a wide range of scales and platforms. He is co-founder of the Experimental Station in Woodlawn, and Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Patricia Phillips is an arts writer, curator, educator, and Dean of Graduate Studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her influential writings on public art have been published and read widely. Michael Rakowitz's site-specific work has been widely recognized since his 1998 paraSite project gained national and international attention. He teaches at Northwestern University. Stephanie Smith is Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Curator of Contemporary Art at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art. Fereshteh Toosi is an interdisciplinary artist who teaches in the New Millennium Studies program at Columbia College Chicago. Philip Von Zweck is an artist, musician, curator, gallerist, and radio host who has often hosted the work of others in public places. Ben Fain, The Sages (Lily and Beau), Brianna Schweizer, Katya Grokovsky, and Jung A. Woo are recent graduates or current students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Casey Lurie, Trudi Antoine, Traci Chou, and Kyle Tidd are recent graduates or current students at Northwestern University. Adam Farcus and Eric Peterson are respectively, a recent graduate of, and a current student at, The University of Illinois at Chicago. Joseph Miller is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago.
ORGANIZERS Jeanne Dunning is an artist and a professor in the Department of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University. Laurie Palmer is an artist and writer and Chair of the Sculpture Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
