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Upcoming at Witte de With
DISCUSSION / EVENT Work Marianne Flotron in discussion with Surplus Authors co-curator Philippe Pirotte Saturday 6 October 2012, 5 pm
Marianne Flotron talks to Surplus Authors co-curator Philippe Pirotte and other guests about how she used methods of Agusto Boal’s participatory Theatre of the Oppressed in a Dutch insurance company, in order to expose the unconscious mimetic moulding of the employees into the economic goals of the company. Presented in collaboration with the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam). This talk is organized as part of the group exhibition Surplus Authors. Admission fee: €5 / €3 with discount Read more
LECTURE Welcome to Harmonistan! A lecture by Markus Miessen Tuesday 9 October 2012, 7 pm
On Tuesday 9 October, Markus Miessen will be giving a lecture titled “Welcome to Harmonistan!”. In this lecture, Miessen will tackle ideas of participation and its overuse in the contemporary art world. Supported by a nostalgic veneer of worthiness, phony solidarity and political correctness, participation has become the default of politicians withdrawing from responsibility. Admission fee: €5 / €3 with discount Read more
CAUSERIE The Mountain in Art and Literature Thursday 11 October 2012, 4 pm
In this Causerie titled The Mountain in Art and Literature, visual artist and writer Alexandre Singh explores different expressions of the mountain in our culture, ranging from Asian mountain hermits to European Romanticism.  Participants include: Robert Hewison (Former Slade Professor of Fine Art at Oxford, Honorary Professor at Lancaster University, and Visiting Professor at City University) Tullio Lobetti (Senior Teaching Fellow Centre for the Study of Japanese Religion, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Cost per Causerie: €5 / €3 discount Passe-partout: €25 / €20 discount Read more
NOW AT WITTE DE WITH Surplus Authors - Group exhibition, read more The Humans - Project by Alexandre Singh, read more The Humans Blog On a daily basis, visual artist and writer Alexandre Singh posts on a dedicated tumblr page, visual material and other sources that serve as an inspiration in the development of his project The Humans held at Witte de With from 26 April to 6 January 2013.
Also upcoming in October at Witte de With: 18 October Deschooling/Deskilling & Re-public, joint program with TENT, participants Vivian Sky Rehberg and Sophie Krier. 25 October Assemblages, Lecture performance by Angela Melitopoulos. Read more
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