SECAC 2008, New Orleans, LA September 24-27 (note the dates are earlier than usual)

Disparate Lenses: Works in Contemporary Exhibitions and Works in Private Homes

This panel is in part a detective session. Why have the works in exhibitions and the
works in private homes taken different directions? Which principles, if not rules, apply
in their respective cases? At the exhibition/production end, for example, the symptoms
and effects of contemporary programming are situational, conditioned by the learning
curve of curators as well as their networks. The value systems within artist-critics’
politics are at play here, too. At the other end, there is simply an everyday kind of
pleasure associated with experiencing artworks within various settings – above the
sofa, in the foyer or in the steamy bathroom. It seems unnecessary, never mind Jim
Richard’s paintings Owning Modern Sculpture or the détournements à la Lawler or
Struth, to bother with any critique of chronic imbalances. Work can simply bring about
a shorthand conversation that provides subtlety and meaning within the day-to-day
context. This session is open for all art professionals who at one time or another served
as a bridge between the two differing camps, as well as artists, collectors and other art
insiders who find themselves taking up these differences proactively. Boris Zakic,
Georgetown College, 502-863-8107. Email: Boris_Zakic@GeorgetownCollege.edu

Deadline: April 20

To read the full listings and how to submit papers:
http://www.unc.edu/~rfrew/SECAC/annual_conference.html