In what ways can an artwork be considered political in our contemporary and global context? What are the possible impacts of politics on art, and how might art affect politics? The workshop aims to explore art’s potential to effect political change in contemporary society.

February 6th, Starr Foundation Hall, Room UL 102, 63 5th Ave.
9.30 Reception

10.15-10.30 Francesco Campana, Paul Kottman, Greetings and Introduction
Chair: Paul Kottman

10.30-11.45 Giulia Bernard, Fielding the Political: Participation and Critique in Art and Philosophy

11.45-1.00 Kristin Gjesdal, Germaine de Staël on Literature and Politics

1.00 Lunch

Chair: Laura Dequal
2.30-3.45 Yi-Ping Ong, The Hum of the Own: Kierkegaard, Knausgaard, and Nelson on Existence in the Present Age

4.00-5.15 Francesco Campana, Art on the barricades

7.00 Dinner

February 7th, Wolff Conference Room, Room 1103, 6 E. 16th St.

Chair: Giulia Bernard
10.00-11.15 Sandra Shapshay, Monuments: Iconoclasm & Idolatry in America

11.15-12.30 Luca Illetterati, What does a work of art deal with? The ambiguity of communication

12.30 Lunch

Chair: Francesco Campana
2.00-3.15 Lydia Goehr, From uproar to outrage: on art, noise, and political bluster

3.15-4.30 Sohl Lee, Art for Decolonization and Democracy: The Minjung Art Movement in South Korea

4.30-4.45 Coffee Break

4.45-6.00 Laura Dequal, On the Political Role of Curatorship in Contemporary Art

6.00 Conclusion

6.30 Aperitif

Organization: Francesco Campana, Paul Kottman