Minimal Art in the United States
Archival Program Information
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Schedule
REGISTRATION
9:00–9:15 a.m.
9:15–9:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Thomas Crow, Director, Getty Research Institute
SESSION 1
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
"We Saw It and They Didn't": Robert Irwin and the Minimalists
Andrew Perchuk, Head, Contemporary Programs and Research, Getty Research Institute
From Dance to Film to Dance to Video: Demolition and Recycling
Yvonne Rainer, Artist and Filmmaker
BREAK
Minimalism and Its Materials
Michael Lobel, Assistant Professor, Bard College
Minimalism and Junk
Alex Potts, Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Respondent: Carrie Lambert, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
DISCUSSION
BREAK
12:30–2:00 p.m.
SESSION 2
2:00–5:30 p.m.
Selling Silence
Virginia Dwan, Gallerist
No More Scale
James Meyer, Associate Professor, Emory University
BREAK
Donald Judd and Minimalism’s Architecture
Miwon Kwon, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, and Getty Scholar
Donald Judd: Social, Anti-Social and Spatial
Roberta Smith, Art Critic, New York Times
Respondent: Pamela Lee, Associate Professor, Stanford University
DISCUSSION
BREAK
5:30–8:00 p.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION
8:00 p.m.
Carl Andre, Artist
Paula Cooper, Gallerist
Barbara Rose, Director, American University Museum of Art
Moderated by James Meyer
9:00–9:15 a.m.
9:15–9:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Thomas Crow, Director, Getty Research Institute
SESSION 1
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
"We Saw It and They Didn't": Robert Irwin and the Minimalists
Andrew Perchuk, Head, Contemporary Programs and Research, Getty Research Institute
From Dance to Film to Dance to Video: Demolition and Recycling
Yvonne Rainer, Artist and Filmmaker
BREAK
Minimalism and Its Materials
Michael Lobel, Assistant Professor, Bard College
Minimalism and Junk
Alex Potts, Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Respondent: Carrie Lambert, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
DISCUSSION
BREAK
12:30–2:00 p.m.
SESSION 2
2:00–5:30 p.m.
Selling Silence
Virginia Dwan, Gallerist
No More Scale
James Meyer, Associate Professor, Emory University
BREAK
Donald Judd and Minimalism’s Architecture
Miwon Kwon, Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, and Getty Scholar
Donald Judd: Social, Anti-Social and Spatial
Roberta Smith, Art Critic, New York Times
Respondent: Pamela Lee, Associate Professor, Stanford University
DISCUSSION
BREAK
5:30–8:00 p.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION
8:00 p.m.
Carl Andre, Artist
Paula Cooper, Gallerist
Barbara Rose, Director, American University Museum of Art
Moderated by James Meyer