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critical dialogue

Maximize your artistic endeavors at Anderson Ranch with the Critical Dialogue Program . This engaging program is driven by interactive discussion and led by an exciting lineup of renowned scholars , critics , writers and artists who take an in-depth look at relevant topics and trends in the contemporary visual arts . From intimate round table dialogue to fascinating historical reviews of art through the ages , these seminars are open to all , and offer the perfect complement to the hands-on art experiences that take place in the studios at the Ranch .
Black Mountain College : then & now
Helen Molesworth with Guest Artist Anoka Faruqee July 10 - 11 | 8 AM - 12 PM
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Take an exciting step back into art history , and explore one of the founding institutions of experimental liberal arts in America — Black Mountain College . This two-day workshop traces the history of the school , examining its role in the birth of American avant-garde , as well as the longterm influence this small college had on the art world at large . Led by Josef and Anni Albers , Black Mountain College faculty was comprised of such luminaries as Heinrich Jalowitz , Robert Motherwell , M . C . Richards , Merce Cunningham and Buckminster Fuller . Also included in the program is an exciting Interaction of Color exercise in the spirit of Joseph Albers ’ teachings on color . Get a glimpse into some of the driving forces and artistic visionaries behind American liberal arts in this unique course .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : The following books are recommended reading for the workshop : Black Mountain College : An Experiment in Community by Martin Duberman , The Arts at Black Mountain College by Mary Emma Thomas , and Leap Before You Look : Black Mountain College 1933 - 1957 by Helen Molesworth .
ACTIVITIES : We meet in Schermer Meeting Hall where students enjoy lectures , discussion and an interactive color exercise .
FACULTY : Helen Molesworth is the Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ), Los Angeles . Prior to that , she was the Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art ( ICA ) Boston . As head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Harvard Art Museum , she presented an exhibition of photographs by Moyra Davey and ACT UP NY : Activism , Art , and the AIDS Crisis 1987 - 1993 . She has also held curator positions at Wexner Center for the Arts and the Baltimore Museum of Art , and is the author of numerous catalogue essays that have appeared in publications such as Artforum , Art Journal , Documents and October . Helen is the 2011 recipient of the Bard Center for Curatorial Studies Award for Curatorial Excellence . Anoka Faruqee is director of graduate studies in painting / printmaking at Yale School of Art . Exhibition venues include Secession , Vienna ; MoMA / PS1 , Queens , NY ; and Björkholmen Gallery , Stockholm . She curated Search Versus Re-Search : Josef Albers , Artist and Educator at Yale 32 Edgewood Gallery . She is represented by Koenig & Clinton gallery , New York and Hosfelt Gallery , San Francisco .
www . anokafaruqee . com
Tuition : $ 350 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 450 Studio Fee : $ 15 Code : A0601-17 Enrollment Limit 60
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