MAKING IS THINKING     Sunday 27 February 2011, 3 – 6pm Crafternoon: Discussion afternoon combined with making. To accompany the exhibition Making is Thinking , curator Zoë Gray and Rotterdam-based artist Jay Tan will host a crafternoon in Witte de With’s library. This informal event will explore ideas of making related to work, art and craft. It will pose a number of questions such as: the recent resurgence of interest in craft and its increasing association with political activism (aka craftivism); notions of work and time, in relation to both art production and hobbies or pastimes; and the way in which shared forms of making maintain a social appeal. This event is open to all and entry is free of charge. Please bring with you something you are making or have recently made, by way of introduction. The discussion will be held in English. Jay Tan is a recent graduate of Rotterdam s Piet Zwart Institute. She is interested in the notion of “pottering about,” which she uses to refer to activities that are not immediately associated with work or art, describing them as an active form of leisure. Her work is on show this month at Rongwrong in Amsterdam (19 Feb – 6 Mar 2011) www.rongwrong.org           Now online: chapter 1 of Making is Thinking To highlight the importance placed on process by Making is Thinking, the accompanying publication is developing over the course of the show. The first instalment is now available, featuring an introduction by the curator, images and descriptions of all works in the exhibitions and information about each artist. to download for free the first instalment, and to sign up for subsequent chapters. [link coming from fluidbooks today] Language: English Editor: Zoë Gray Design: deValence, Paris ISBN: 978-90-73362-96-3        For more information about Witte de With, please visit our website www.wdw.nl or contact us via info@wdw.nl or +31 (0) 10 4110144 For press requests, please send us an email to press@wdw.nl or call us at +31 (0) 10 4110144 Witte de With is funded by the City of Rotterdam and the Dutch Ministry of Culture. Making is Thinking is supported by: Goethe-Institut Niederlande, OCA, CulturesFrance, Institut Français des Pays-Bas (Maison Descartes), Austrian Embassy in The Hague. or modify userprofile Stuur deze nieuwsbrief naar een relatie