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Lookup NU author(s): Paul Becker, Nadia Hebson, Dr Fiona Anderson
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Narrative and narrative discourse are firmly established aspects of contemporary visual art – do those working today draw upon the tradition of artist’s writings, or are they a kind of artist-scholar? Perhaps they are establishing new forms? Rather than a conference, this two-day event will take the shape of a public peer discussion amongst working artists & writers, in a public and plural experimental form, a kind of discursive class, or public seminar. With the goal not of disseminating existing knowledge, but rather producing it, we will take up the principle that the ‘Academy’ is itself an organ of public life, with Newcastle University staff like Nadia Hebson, Fiona Anderson and Paul Becker, and visiting scholar Jeremiah Day gathering in dialogue with students in, around and amongst the unique community of working artists in the centre of Newcastle. The event will also incorporate a guest artist, Kathryn Elkin as well as respondents Alisa Margolis and Anna Barham. The event will be prefaced with a performance by Jeremiah Day. The connection between art and text will be explored through various lenses and exemplary practices, leading to broader reflections on strategy, methodologies and modes of production. Somewhere between ‘shop-talk’ and ‘peer review,’ we will aim to develop new insights, and take that aim as a kind of civic engagement, starting first of all with our own community.
Performer(s)/Choreographer(s): Becker P, Day J, Barham A, Hebson N, Anderson F, Elkin K
Publication type: Performance
Publication status: Published
Venue: The Northern Charter
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Year: 2017
Duration: 1 day
Media of Output: Symposium
URL: http://www.thenortherncharter.org/?2017artistswhowrite
