EVENTS
SHIRIN NESHAT ARTIST LECTURE
Friday, January 30, 6 pm
Dixon Auditorium, Tulane University
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Past Lectures & Events
PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday, November 21
In conjunction with Shirin Neshat: Women without Men, the gallery hosted a panel discussion, War, Obsession, and Women's Oppression in the Woldenberg Art Center's Stone Auditorium. The panel explored themes presented in Neshat's challenging and powerful work, such as Islam's relation to the West, western depictions of the Muslim world, and women's role in Islam.
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ARTIST PANEL
Vital Signs
Wednesday, October 1, 7 pm
On October 1, the Gallery hosted an artist panel in the Freeman Auditorium moderated by curator Gary Sangster. Panel participants included Dr. Michael Plante from the Newcomb Art Department and Vital Signs artists Amy Rathbone & Leslie Shows.
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PROSPECT.1 CURATOR'S OVERVIEW
On September 23, 2008 Prospect.1 curator Dan Cameron discussed his plans for the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the U.S., which will be hosted in New Orleans November 1 - January 18.
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DEBORAH LUSTER
One Big Self: Prisoners of Lousiana
image: Matthew Haynes
Angola, Lousiana
On Wednesday, January 23, 2008 photographer Deborah Luster discussed her exhibition of more than 200 inmate portraits with an audience of community members, artists, and students. She spoke in detail about her artistic influences and the individuals presented in her most recent body of work.
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JULIKA RUDELIUS
Innocence and Manipulation
image: Forever (still), 2006,
synchronized dual-channel DVD video installation
International video artist Julika Rudelius spoke about her work at the Freeman Auditorium on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. Featuring numerous excerpts from her ouevre, the lecture focused on her artistic approach and, in turn, explored the diversity of the video art form.
For more information about upcoming or past lectures, call Teresa Parker Farris at 504.314.2406.
