September 27–December 11, 2012
Cranbrook Academy of Art
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
T 248 645 3300
In its fourth season, the [FALL] Edition Lecture Series at Cranbrook Academy of Art offers a unique opportunity to explore and discuss a variety of contemporary creative practices. All lectures are free and open to the public and are structured to explore all forms of innovative inquiry from the vantage point of artists, critics and scholars.
Jon Sueda
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Design Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Founder, Stripe SF
“Wide White Space”
September 27, 6pm
Sponsored by the 2D Design Department
Shannon Stratton
Cranbrook 2012 Critical Studies Fellow
“As Form” (Part of the fellowship series, “The Social Capital of the Amateur”)
October 2, 6pm
Sponsored by the Critical Studies Program
Christoph Zellweger
Artist and Jewelry Maker
Professor of Art + Design, Sheffield Hallam University
“INCREDIBLES”
October 4, 6pm
Sponsored by the Metalsmithing Department
Amitis Motevalli
Artist
“Presenting: Tah(r)ir Social Club, a project of Everyday Imamzadeh”
October 16, 6pm
Co-sponsored by the Critical Studies Program and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
Terry Myers
Critic and Independent Curator, Chicago and Los Angeles
Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
“Painting’s Unfinished Business”
October 20, 4pm
Sponsored by the Painting Department
Jessica Hemmings
Professor of Visual Culture, Head of Faculty of Visual Culture, National College of Art & Design, Dublin
“Introversion and Knitting: Rethinking Solitary Production”
October 30, 6pm
Sponsored by the Fiber Department
Shannon Stratton
Cranbrook 2012 Critical Studies Fellow
“Auxiliary Motors & Affect Machines” (Part of the fellowship series, “The Social Capital of the Amateur”)
November 6, 6pm
Sponsored by the Critical Studies Program
Kathy Butterly
Artist
“An Evening with Kathy Butterly”
November 7, 6pm
Sponsored by the Ceramics Department
Susan York
2012 Alumni Achievement Award Recipient
“A Study of Form and Material”
November 13, 6pm
Co-sponsored by the Alumni Circle Committee and the Ceramics Department
David Adey
Artist and Associate Professor, Point Loma Nazarene University
“An Evening with David Adey”
December 4, 6pm
Sponsored by the Sculpture Department
Etienne Turpin
Editor, Scapegoat: Architecture | Landscape | Political Economy
Lecturer, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
“Jimmie Durham in Lascaux: A Parable for Art in the Anthropocene”
December 11, 6pm
Co-sponsored by the Critical Studies Program and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture
All lectures are held in the Cranbrook Art Museum’s de Salle Auditorium. For more information on the lectures, click here.
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Academy of Art is the country’s top ranked, graduate-only program in architecture, design and fine art. Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on our landmark Saarinen-designed campus, which features private studios, state-of-the art workshops, a renowned Art Museum, and 300 acres of forests, lakes, and streams, all a short drive from the red-hot art, design, and music scene of Detroit. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of ten disciplines: Architecture, 2D and 3D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated Artists- and Designers-in-Residence, one for each discipline, all of whom live and practice on campus alongside our students. For more information, visit us at www.cranbrookart.edu.
