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Political Populists--The
Other Side of Pop Art Pop Art is often associated with the celebration of consumption, mass production, and popular culture. Examining Erró's art, critic Eleanor Heartney will consider the work of other artists and art movements who employ popular culture as an instrument for trenchant political critique—including Chinese Political Pop, Soviet Sots art, and artists inspired by Japanese Manga culture, as well as American figures such as Peter Saul, Renee Cox, David Wojnarowicz, and Jerry Kearns. Co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Art Professions (Steinhardt), and the Grey Art Gallery. Free of charge. No reservations, seating is limited. For information, call 212/998-5700.
When Global
Politics Meet Pop Culture: The Art of Erró Join Gregory Volk, New York–based art critic and frequent Art in America contributor, in exploring Erró's unique mix of pop culture and global politics, including his startling series Mao’s Last Visit to Venice, on view at the Lillian Vernon Center. In series Director’s Brown Bags, hosted by Vera Jelinek, director of the Lillian Vernon Center for International Affairs. Organized by the Lillian Vernon Center for International Affairs at NYU in co-operation with the Grey Art Gallery and the Reykjavik Art Museum. Free of charge. For required reservations, call 212/992-9091 or e-mail vernon.center@nyu.edu with your name, address, phone number, and the event for which you are registering. Website: www.nyu.edu/vernon.center
Danto and Erró: A Dialogue, Wednesday, April 14, 7:30 pm Erró embraced Pop art in New York in the mid-1960s. Later that decade political protests swept Europe, and he developed his political Pop. With funds from a German DAAD grant, he traveled throughout Europe and Asia, gathering ideas and images. In this conversation with Erró, art critic and Columbia University Emeritus Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy Arthur Danto will explore the role of the Superwoman in his work. The Corset: Fashioning the Body, Thursday, May 13, 7:30 pm Looking into the closets of Erró’s Femmes Fatales, Valerie Steele, Director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, will sketch a brief history of the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. Challenging prevailing notions of the corset as an unhealthy instrument designed to oppress women, she will trace its associations with self-discipline, youth, and beauty, and explore its current resurrection as a symbol of rebellion and female empowerment. Fetish, Fantasy, and Suspense, Tuesday, June 22, 7:30 pm Following last year’s screening of her film Warrior of Light at the BAM, independent German documentary filmmaker Monika Treut will return to New York to show Seduction: the Cruel Woman (1985) in conjunction with the Goethe-Institut’s exhibition of Erró’s Femmes Fatales. Following the screening, Treut--who is also known for Female Misbehavior (1992), featuring Camille Paglia and Annie Sprinkle, and Gendernauts (1999)--will speak on fetish, fantasy, and suspense. Organized
by the Goethe-Institut New York in co-operation with the Grey Art Gallery
and the Reykjavik Art Museum, as part of
the Institute's series on Gender and Sexuality. Program admission: $10
general public, $8 with valid NYU i.d. Seating is limited. For information
and reservation, call 212/439-8700 or visit
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