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William Kentridge, “Drawing Lesson Two: A Brief History of Colonial Revolts”
On March 27, in Cambridge, MA, “Drawing Lesson Two: A BRIEF HISTORY OF COLONIAL REVOLTS,” by William Kentridge.
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- On April 24, in Cambridge, MA, "Drawing Lesson Six: ANTI-ENTROPY," by William Kentridge. #
- On April 16, in Cambridge, MA, "Drawing Lesson Five: IN PRAISE OF MISTRANSLATION," by William Kentridge. #
- On April 10, in Cambridge, MA, "Drawing Lesson Four: PRACTICAL EPISTEMOLOGY: LIFE IN THE STUDIO," by William Kentridge. #
- On April 3, in Cambridge, MA, "Drawing Lesson Three: VERTICAL THINKING: A JOHANNESBURG BIOGRAPHY," by William Kentridge. #
- On March 20, in Cambridge, MA, "Drawing Lesson One: IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS," by William Kentridge. #
- On March 20 & 27, April 3, 10, 16, & 24 in Cambridge, MA, a series of "Drawing Lessons" (2012 Norton Lectures) by artist William Kentridge. #
- On March 6th in Eugene, Oregon, a lecture by Helen Molesworth. #
- In Houston on January 19th and 20th, Mining the Archive: New Paths for Latin American/Latino Art Research, a symposium with Alejandro Anreus, Roldán Esteva-Grillet, Ivonne Pini, Edward J. Sullivan and others. #
- On January 12th in Berlin, a lecture by Okwui Enwezor: "Civitas, Citizenship, Civility: Art and the Civic Imagination" (moderator Horst Bredekamp). #
- On December 21st in Cologne, a lecture by Ursula Frohne: "Das Ende der Evidenz? Zeitgenössische Fotografie und Bildgeschichte." #
- On December 6th at SVA, The Talkers: A Panel Moderated by Rochelle Feinstein. (more...) #
- On December 6th at Cranbrook, a lecture by Sue Taylor, “Eva Hesse against the Grain.” #
- On December 6th in Boston, a lecture by Robin Kelsey. #
- On December 1st and 2nd in Brussels, POP? International Symposium on the Reception of Pop Art in Belgium (1960 - 1970), with keynotes by Allen Jones, Marco Livingstone, Rogier Schumacher, Hans de Wolf, and Alexander Streitberg. #
- On November 30th in San Francisco, Miranda July in conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson. #
- On November 30th at USC, a talk by Jack Bankowsky. #
- On November 21st at the INHA in Paris, a lecture by Alexander Nemerov: "Diane Arbus and Howard Nemerov: A Resemblance." #
- On November 18th to 20th in Vancouver, Intangible Economies, with Monika Szewczyk, Olaf Nicolai, Jan Verwoert and others. #
- On November 17th in San Francisco, a lecture by Martin Berger. (more...) #
- On November 17th at the New School, the AICA-USA Distinguished Critic lecture by Peter Schjeldahl: "The Critic as Artist, in 2011. Is updating Oscar Wilde possible? It seems worth a try." #
- On November 17th at Harvard, a Laurel Nakadate lecture and panel with Deborah Bright, Carrie Lambert-Beatty, and David Rodowick. #
- On November 17th in Venice, a lecture by T. J. Clark: "The Experience of Defeat." (more...) #
- On November 15th in Chapel Hill, a lecture by James Elkins: "Farewell to Visual Studies." (more...) #
- On November 14th at SVA, Peter Eleey: "A Picture Held Us Captive." #
- On November 12th in Stockholm, Molly Nesbit and Sarat Maharaj: Global perspecives on the legacy of Marcel Duchamp. #
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