Aesthetics
Architecture of Doom
Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue, New York, NYFree Film showing of Architecture of Doom at the Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village Architecture of Doom 119 minutes, color and b/w, 1991 MEP in Libraries Jefferson Market Library in the Village 425 6th Avenue Saturday, January 20, 2:30PM with discussion to follow Never before seen footage of Hitler's "Degenerate Art" Exhibition, an experiment ... Read more
Politics of the Unconscious: Second Sessions
New Perspectives Theatre 456-458 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United StatesWe will look at the images of the mental patients in the fin-de-siècle Parisian hospital Salpêtrière, many of which challenge the boundary between artistic representation and medical documentation. In light of day one, during the following Sunday, over a Surrealist Brunch,
Politics of the Unconscious and Surrealist Brunch
New Perspectives Theatre 456-458 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United StatesOver brunch, discover some of the grotesque dances by Valeska Gert (Weimar Era), and dance-theater of Pina Bausch and Mats Ek (1970s-80s). Dada and surrealism will not be left behind. We will explore how the aesthetic de-hierarchicalization and commodity culture inform our practices as witnesses and witnessed art makers.