Critics Symposium at ART Cologne 2002
The Power of Opinion and the Use of Media.
Investigating Art Criticism
November 1st /2nd / Rheinhallen / KölnMesse
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
International Symposium / Art Cologne 2002 [Oct 30th to Nov 3th,
2002]
With the progressive removal of boundaries from the concept of
art, there
has been an expansion in the so-called art business, in connection with
which the function of the critic as a multiplier and transmitter of
information has become a crucial interface. The state of the economy,
and
the superfluity of contemporary exhibitions make the reflection of these
in the media a conditio sine qua non. Lately exhibitions have
appeared to
be designed more for the press than for the public.
Time to pause and take thought. The critic has always been a
mighty
authority. Is he today the secret éminence grise of the
business, not just
throwing out information but promoting - or even trashing - careers ?
One
who spins mightily along with the carousel of vanities, the more so as
now
new forms of cooperation between culture and industry have also come
about, in which the so-called media representative constitutes the
crucial
needle's eye of access to the public. How should the new role of the
critic be seen - between curators, competition and capital? And what
strategy can educate the "opposite numbers", the critic's victims -
artists, curators, museums, institutions and sponsors? This symposium
aims
at a historical stock-taking, a self-critical reflection on the role of
the international art criticism, in a dialogue of "perpetrators" and
"victims".
Programme
Friday, Nov 1st , 2002
11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Welcome
12 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lecture: Hanno Rauterberg [Die Zeit], Hamburg
"Crisis of Art - Crisis of Art Criticism? The General Situation of Art
Criticism."
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch Break
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lecture: Diedrich Diederichsen [music and art
critic],
Berlin
"Art Criticism: Curse or Blessing?"
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Discussion: "About the Status Quo I: The
Growing Power
of Art Criticism: the Role of Art Critics in the International and
Interdisciplinary Context."
Participants: Patricia Bickers [Art Monthly], London; Christoph
Blase
[blitzreview], Berlin; Jörg Heiser [Süddeutsche Zeitung, frieze],
Berlin;
Kobena Mercer [author], London/Ghana; Thomas Wagner [Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung], Frankfurt; Moderation: Stefan Römer
[artist/critic],
Cologne
Saturday, Nov 2nd , 2002
11 a.m. to 12. a.m. Lecture: David Galloway [Herald Tribune, Art
in
America], Wuppertal , "Europe - USA: In International Comparison."
12 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cross-examination with surprise guests
1 p.m. to 3.p.m. Lunchbreak
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lecture: Marius Babias [Kokerei Zollverein],
Essen/Berlin
"Subject Reproduction and Political Art Practise."
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Discussion: "About the Status Quo II. Life and
Art
Criticism: the Role of the Art Critic between Mass Media and Museum,
Artist and Curator."
Participants: Catherine David [Witte de With, center for
contemporary
art], Rotterdam; Silvia Eiblmayr [Galerie im Taxispalais], Innsbruck;
Amine Haase [Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger], Cologne; Elisabeth Lebovici
[Libération] Paris; Roberta Smith [The New York Times] New York;
Sabine B.
Vogel [art critic], Weidling/Vienna; Moderation: Raimund Stecker [Arp
Museum Rolandseck], Düsseldorf
Dates & Location: Nov 1st to Nov 2nd 2002, from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m.
Rheinhallen KölnMesse / Art Cologne, Kleiner Auensaal
Rates: per day 15 Euro, two days tickets 25 Euro, reduced 13
Euro,
individual lectures 5 Euro
Contact and registration: Neumann + Luz, Roonstraße 108, 50674
Cologne,
Tel. +49.221.258 4773, Fax +49.221.258 4774, email:
Kathrin.Luz@t-online.de
A project in association with Dornbracht [http://www.statements.de] and
KölnMesse / Art Cologne [http://www.artcologne.de]
A cooperation with Museum Ludwig, Köln, and AFAA - Bureau des Arts
Plastiques/Französische Botschaft
Sponsored by Holiday Inn Köln-Belfortstraße / Holiday Inn Köln
City-West /
Best Western Lyskirchen
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