19.07.–20.07.2005
Symposium | Main Hall

Dual Commitment Current Examples of Public Art Projects in the USA and in Austria
Symposium Program

Host: Hemma Schmutz, director of Salzburger Kunstverein Chair: Beatrix Zobl, Wolfgang Schneider, artists, Vienna

Discussant: Elisabeth Mayrhofer, cultural theorist, Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, Vienna

Tuesday, July 19, 2005
But it is Art – The Role of the Institutions
9.00 a.m. – 11.30. a.m. Open Session
7.30 p.m. Introduction Beatrix Zobl, Wolfgang Schneider, artists, Vienna
7.45 p.m. Critical Practice at the Smart Museum of Art, Univ. of Chicago Stephanie Smith, curator, The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago
8.30 p.m. The Coleman Center and How it is Transforming the Town Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., printer, York, Alabama
9.00 p.m. Break
9.15 p.m. Exploring Systems Barbara Putz-Plecko, artist and pedagogue, Univ. of Applied Arts, Vienna
9.45 p.m. Plenum

Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Participation and the Role of the Artist
9.00 a.m. – 11.30. a.m. Open Session
7.30 p.m. Introduction Beatrix Zobl, Wolfgang Schneider, artists, Vienna
7.45 p.m. RFK in EKY, Putting a Historical Mirror up to the Present Henriette Brouwers/John Malpede, performing artists, Amsterdam, L.A.
8.30 p.m. Beyond Participation. The Practice of Transversality Gerald Raunig, philosopher, eipcp, Vienna
9.00 p.m. Break
9.15 p.m. Complementary Bankruptcies: Activism and Art Dan S. Wang, artist, theorist, Mess Hall keyholder, Chicago
9.45 p.m. Plenum

The a.m. Open Sessions at Künstlerhaus allow more detailed discussions. Please let us know if you want to attend. Email: zoblschneider@chello.at