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A series of conversations with artists and other members of the art community. These conversations create a unique forum in which an open dialogue will be created.
Free with museum admission. Reservations are suggested 845 440 0100 x44
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January 12. 2008
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Merce Cunningham in conversation with Lynne Cooke
Merce Cunningham, born in Centralia, Washington, received his first formal dance and theater training at the Cornish School (now Cornish College of the Arts) in Seattle. From 1939 to 1945, he was a soloist in the company of Martha Graham. He presented his first New York solo concert with John Cage in April 1944. Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) was formed at Black Mountain College in the summer of 1953. The group included Carolyn Brown, Viola Farber, Paul Taylor, and Remy Charlip. John Cage was music director and David Tudor the company musician; MCDC has commissioned scores from more contemporary composers than any other organization. Visual artists who have contributed designs for works by Cunningham include Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, and Roy Lichtenstein. Cunningham has choreographed over 180 works for his company.
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October 27, 2007
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An-My Lê in conversation with Lynne Cooke
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1960, An-My Lê gained a Master of Science from Stanford University, California, in 1985, and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Art, New Haven, in 1993. Among her most recent projects is “Small Wars” comprising a book (Aperture Press, 2005) and an exhibition of photographs that is currently touring the United States. Trap Rock is presented at Dia:Beacon with support from Murray Guy Gallery, New York.
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September 14, 2007
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Sadie Benning in conversation with Lynne Cooke
Born in 1973 in Madison, Wisconsin, Sadie Benning started making films at age fifteen with a Fisher-Price Pixelvision camera. An intensely personal exploration of the artist's coming of age, as found in such early works as Jollies (1990), Me and Rubyfruit (1989), and If Every Girl Had a Diary (1990), brought her widespread acclaim. At the age of twenty, Benning was first included in the 1993 Whitney Biennial; she was included again in 2000. She is a former member and cofounder of the music group Le Tigre. More recent video works include The Judy Spots (1995), which aired on MTV, and Flat is Beautiful (1998). In 2004, The Wexner Center for the Arts presented a retrospective of all the artist's videos to date; Play Pause had its debut there. Lately, Benning has expanded her video practice to include painting and drawing.
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October 22, 2006
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Joan Jonas in conversation with Judith Rodenbeck
Judith Rodenbeck holds the Noble Foundation Chair in Art and Cultural History at Sarah Lawrence College, where she teaches modern and contemporary art. Recently named Editor-in-Chief of the Art Journal, she is co-author (with Benjamin Buchloh) of Experiments in the Everyday: Allan Kaprow and Robert Watts--events, objects, documents (2000), and a contributor to catalogues for the exhibitions Work Ethic (2003) and Inside the Visible (1996). She is currently completing a book on happenings and Fluxus in the late 1950s and early 1960s and their relations to avant-garde theater, photography, and musical composition.
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