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Defining and Exhibiting the Arts in a Global Culture (Brandeis Univ, 1 Feb 03)
Raphaela Platow (Brandeis Univ, 1 Feb 03)
The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University presents:
Held in Tension: Defining and Exhibiting the Arts in a Global Culture Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Brandeis University, Pollack Auditorium.
In conjunction with the exhibition "Co-existence: Contemporary Cultural Production in South Africa", The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University presents, "Held in Tension: Defining and Exhibiting the Arts in a Global Culture". This program brings together scholars and artists from South Africa and the United States to discuss the diversity of creative activity in South Africa today.
The morning session of the symposium, Jostling for Position: Defining Cultural Production in a Post-Colonial Context examines the complex issues involved in cultural exchange between the "first" and "third" worlds. The panelists are artist Thembinkosi Goniwe, Cornell University; Dr. Christopher Steiner, Connecticut College; and Jessica J. Taplin, Emory University.
The afternoon session of the symposium, Exhibiting and Critiquing Contemporary African Art grapples with the challenges museums face in presenting and explaining contemporary cultural objects. The panelists are Barry Gaither, Director of the National Center of Afro-American Artists; Dr.
Elizabeth Harney, Smithsonian Institute-National Museum of African Art; Dr.
Kellie Jones, Yale University; and Dr. John Nunley, St. Louis Art Museum.
Program 9 AM
Registration, Pollack Auditorium Lobby 10 AM
Jostling for Position: Defining Cultural Production in a Post-Colonial Context, Pollack Auditorium
Presentators:
Thembinkosi Goniwe
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Dr. Christopher Steiner Jessica Taplin Stevenson 11:10 AM
Moderated discussion 12 Noon
Buffet Luncheon
Feldberg Lounge-Hassenfeld Conference Center 1:30 PM
Exhibiting and Critiquing Contemporary African Art, Pollack Auditorium Presentations:
Barry Gaither Dr. Elizabeth Harney Dr. Kellie Jones Dr. John Nunley 2:40 PM
Moderated discussion 3:30 PM
Tour of the exhibition, Rose Art Museum 4 PM
Light Reception, Rose Art Museum Registration Fees:
$45.00 (Non-members)
$35.00 (Rose members, Brandeis community, senior citizens)
$20.00 (Students with i.d.)
Please register until January 15th by calling The Rose Art Museum
The Rose Art Museum is located on the Campus of Brandies University at 415 South Street, Waltham, MA. Telephone: 781 736 3434; Fax: 781 736 3439.
Coexistence is co-organized by The Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, and the South African National Gallery, Cape Town, and curated by Pamela Allara, Associate Professor, Fine Arts Department, Brandeis University, Marilyn Martin, Director, Art Division, Iziko Museums of Cape Town, and Zola
Mtshiza, Assistant Curator, SANG. The exhibition, catalogue and programs are sponsored through the generosity of The Rockefeller Foundation, TIAA-CREF, the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, the Coexistence Program of Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
The Rose Art Museum Brandeis University
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415 South Street
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Reference:
CONF: Defining and Exhibiting the Arts in a Global Culture (Brandeis Univ, 1 Feb 03). In: ArtHist.net, Jan 9, 2003 (accessed Feb 27, 2022), <https://arthist.net/archive/25455>.
