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  • On May 23 in Cambridge, MA, "Alan Uglow: A Panel Discussion" with Elena Alexander, Stephen Ellis, and Gregory H. Williams at the MIT List Visual Arts Center. Moderated by List curator João Ribas. #
  • On May 11 in NYC, "Cache Cleaner," an evening of musical and artistic performances in celebration of Triple Canopy's fifth anniversary at China Chalet. Featuring performances by Maxmilion Dunbar, Masks, My Barbarian, and BFFA3AE. Jon Santos, Michael Magnan (Fatherhood), and RVNG's Matt Werth will DJ. #
  • On May 11, in NYC, "What Happened to the Institutional Critique?": James Meyer and Renée Green in conversation at the New Museum. #
  • On May 11 in NYC, "Another Art World Is Possible," a workshop at NURTUREart Gallery hosted by Arts & Labor.     #
  • From May 9 in NYC, an exhibition of new works by Marcia Kure at Susan Inglett Gallery. #
  • TONIGHT, Wednesday, May 8 @ 8pm, the SCAH Boston reading group meets for an experimental workshop on the object(s) of pedagogy. We ask that each participant give a short presentation of an object (or objects) related to his/her current research that was designed or used for teaching. Together, we'll consider how these objects (understood broadly) work as objects for teaching--their forms, their functions, their ontologies, their lifespans. E-mail scahgrad@gmail.com for meeting location, details. #
  • CFP for "Abstraction and Anthropomorphism in Postwar and Contemporary Sculpture," a session at CAA in Chicago, February 2014, chaired by Lisa Lee (University of Chicago) and Kate Nesin (Art Institute of Chicago). Due May 6. (more...) #
  • On April 28 in NYC, a special press conference and performance to mark the close of Jon Kessler's exhibition "The Web" at Swiss Institute. (more...) #
  • On April 26 in NYC, "The Art of PixelVision," a lecture and screening by Peggy Ahwesh at the New Museum. (more...) #
  • On April 25, "Art, Writing, Life, Writing, Art," a talk by Holland Cotter, Senior Art Critic for the New York Times. In the Carl & Ruth Shapiro Admissions Center, Presentation Room, Brandeis University, at 5pm. #
  • On April 25 in Cambridge, MA, "Criminal Queers," a BYO film screening and discussion with Chris Vargas and Eric Stanley at the Carpenter Center. (more...) #
  • On April 23 in NYC, a talk by artist Julie Mehretu at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts. RSVP required. #
  • On April 23 in Cambridge, MA, an ArtisTalk with Doris Salcedo and curator Mary Schneider-Enriquez at the Sackler Museum. #
  • From April 19 in Boston,  "GOLD! AND OTHER FALLEN EMPIRES," an exhibition of works by Anna Von Mertens at the Boston Center for the Arts (Mills Gallery). Curated by Kirsten Swenson. #
  • On Wednesday, April 17 @ 8pm, the SCAH Boston reading group meets to discuss Richard Meyer's What Was Contemporary Art? E-mail scahgrad@gmail.com for meeting location, details. #
  • CFP for "The Remains of Photography," a panel at SECAC 2013. Deadline: April 20, 2013. (more...) #
  • On Friday, April 5 the SCAH DC reading group met to discuss selections from Richard Meyer's What Was Contemporary Art? and Howard Singerman's Art Subjects with special guest Richard Meyer. For more information about the DC group, e-mail scahgrad@gmail.com. #
  • On April 12 and 13 in Cambridge, MA, "Painting Beyond Itself: The Medium in the Post-Medium Condition." Participants include David Joselit, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin Buchloh, Jacqueline Lichtenstein, Amy Sillman, R.H. Quaytman, Julie Mehretu, Carol Armstrong, Suzanne Hudson, and more. #
  • On April 10 in Cambridge, MA, a BYO session on "Working Conditions: Paradox of Labor and the Creative Industry" at the Carpenter Center. (more...) #
  • On April 4 in London, Adrian Rifkin on "Art Writing, or the perfect dis-union of word and image," at the Association of Art Historians. Tickets required. #
  • On April 3, in Cambridge/Boston, an ArtisTalk with Ann Hamilton and Mary Schneider Enriquez at Harvard's Sackler Museum. #
  • On March 27 in Cambridge, MA, a BYO presentation/performance and discussion with Julie Carr and K.J. Holmes on "Dance-Text Collaboration" at the Carpenter Center. (more...) #
  • Thru March 22 in London, the Royal College of Art holds its annual mystery postcard sale. #
  • Reminder: Applications for the NYU IFA Summer Institute in Technical Art History (June 10-21, 2013), "Theoretical Subjectivities and the Critical eye," are due March 25. #
  • On March 19 in Waltham/Boston, a gallery talk with Mark Bradford at the Rose Art Museum. #

Welcome to Society of Contemporary Art Historians

The Society of Contemporary Art Historians aims to foster strong scholarship and to promote collegiality within the vital field of contemporary art history. The Society also encourages mentoring and career development, especially for younger scholars and graduate students. Major programs include a standing panel at the College Art Association’s annual conference, and the distribution of relevant information to members through the Society’s web site, Twitter and Facebook page.