Blue Food, Good Conversation

Tru Blu

I can't wait for this. Or, rather, I;'ve been waiting 'til I'm blue in the face. See you all tomorrow! Hannah

Our first Roundtable discussion will take place as a Blue Food Potluck on February 17th

Graduate Student Roundtables

Spring 2010

Blue Food: A Roundtable on Artist’s Cuisine

Wednesday, February 17

5:30-8pm

Center for the Study of Modern Art, Studio

From Yves Klien’s blue cocktails to Rirkrit Tiravanija’s curries, contemporary artist have often experimented with creative cuisine. In unique ways, food brings people around a table to taste and digest new ideas on topics as diverse as synaesthetics, conviviality, and sustainability. In the spirit of the topic, and to prompt discussion on these practices, CSMA’s graduate students will be hosting a chromatic potluck banquet of blue foods. Each attendee must bring one blue food item and come to the meal prepared to discuss our chosen theme.

Exchanges: A Roundtable on Art & Money

Wednesday, March 10

5:30-8pm

Center for the Study of Modern Art, Studio

This interdisciplinary roundtable welcomes graduate students and professionals from the fields of art and economics to discuss the economic aspects of art and artworld institutions. From conceptual artistic practices that intervene in systems of exchange to the changing role of auction houses in collecting practices, we hope to approach the topic from various perspectives. Questions asked may range from how collectors, dealers, and patrons have shaped the artworld of recent years, and what this says about the economy at large, to the ways in which new forms of art making have dealt with issues of consumption and paradoxes of contemporary economics. From the end of the gold standard to activist artists who manufacture their own currency, we look at how money has shaped artistic practice in the Modern era.

Earth Day: A Roundtable on Art & Ecology

Wednesday, April 14

5:30-8pm

Center for the Study of Modern Art, Studio

In celebration of the 40^th anniversary of Earth Day, graduate students and professionals from the fields of art and environmental science, will convene to discuss the intersection of art and ecology. From land artists like Robert Smithson to activist artists like Future Farmers or Nils Norman, the field of art opens up a space for creatively rethinking the ways in which we engages with the environment. At this roundtable, we will not only discuss artists projects interested in environmentalism and sustainability, we will also look at the broader philosophical and political implications of thinking ecologically.

NOTE: A few short suggested reading will be sent around prior to each event.

Sponsored by The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art