March 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29, 2017
Tuesdays and Wednesdays | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ayala Museum 3F Exhibition Hall
Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City 1224 Philippines
Php 1200 (per session), P1000 (prepaid for 4 sessions), Php 800 (prepaid for 8 sessions)
Ayala Museum in partnership with Asia Society Philippines and Ateneo Art Gallery present
ATENEO TALKS 2017
When Contemporary Art Became Global 1986 – 2017
with Prof. Tony Godfrey
When Contemporary Art Became Global 1986 -2017
At the end of the 1980s and early 1990s a number of events and exhibitions happened that showed that contemporary art had become noticeably more global and not so dominated by New York and Western Europe. This programme of eight lectures will survey the scene in the late Eighties and then look at key events, exhibitions and trends in the ensuing years. It will look at artists from around the world, including South-East Asia, and see how they have dealt with such issues as making art for public spaces, art that demands participation, the growing spilt between “Biennale Art” and “Auction Art”, the search for identity, and what is the role of art in today’s society. Of course, we will also discuss who are the best artists, who speaks to us most and where are the masterpieces of today?
About the Speaker
Professor Tony Godfrey came from Britain to Asia in 2009 and now lives and works in the Philippines as teacher, writer and curator. He has published books on contemporary, painting, drawing and conceptual art. His most recent book was on the English painter Nigel Cooke, the most recent exhibition he curated Surrounded by Water in Indonesia: fifteen artists from the Philippines.
Lectures Series
March 7. LECTURE 1: 1986: did contemporary start now?
What does the death of Warhol and Beuys in this year signify?
The heyday of Neo-expressionist painters, Baselitz, Kiefer, Clemente
The advent of Jeff Koons and Neo-conceptualism
March 8. LECTURE 2: Sculpture and public projects
Can you make sculpture after Minimalism?
Anish Kapoor, Anthony Gormley, Thomas Schutte, Montien Boonma.
1987/1997 Munster Skulptur projekte
Places with a past, Charleston 1991
March 14. LECTURE 3: The others
Is this the point when art became global – or sort of?
Magiciens de la Terre, Paris 1989, Whitney Biennial 1993
Ilya Kabakov, Sophie Calle, Xu Bing,
March 15. LECTURE 4: Thinking and participation
Is art about thinking and interacting rather than looking at objects and pictures?
Thinking: Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Roberto Chabet
Participation: Carsten Holler, Rikrit Tiranavija, fog, slides, green curry.
March 21. LECTURE 5: Installation art & Video installation
Are these actual art forms?
What does video art do that film and TV don’t do better?
Matthew Barney, Ann Hamilton, Sooja Kim, Isaac Julien, etc.
March 22. LECTURE 6: Biennale Art
Is this the age of the curator?
Is there such a thing as “International Biennale Art” as opposed to “Auction Art.”
What is the best art shown at biennales?
Sara Sze, William Kentridge, Danh Vo, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, etc.
March 28. LECTURE 7: Painting at this moment
Is anything new, interesting or excellent happening in painting now?
Neo Rauch, Agus Suwage, Nigel Cooke, Aytjoe Christine, etc.
March 29. LECTURE 8: Who are the great artists of our age? What next?
Are Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, Marina Abramovic, Yayoi Kusama, etc great artists?
Are there older artists now who have a profound late style like Rembrandt or Cezanne?
What are the next generation of young artists bringing into the world?
For inquiries and reservations:
CALL: 759 82 72
EMAIL: John Balaguer at balaguer.jb@ayalafoundation.org
