15-10-2011

Expert meeting for tutors of art theory, 25 November 2011

What is the position of art theory in contemporary art education? And what may be expected from it? These are the central question at a conference of  Dutch and Flemish theory tutors in art education at the the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KABK) in The Hague on 25 November 2011.
(Language: Dutch)
The speakers are Steven ten Thije (1980, NL,) conservator of research at the Van Abbe Museum; artist duo Elodie Hiryczuk (1977, FR) and Sjoerd van Oevelen (1974, NL); Pascal Gielen (1970, BE), art sociologist at the University of Groningen/Fontys Hogeschool Tilburg; and visual artist Wendelien van Oldenborch (1962, NL)
For more information or reservations see: Dag van de Theorie
The conference is organised by Lectoraat 'Kunsttheorie en de Artistieke Pratkijk'

14-10-2011

Lecture Andrea Fraser, 23 November 16.00 h

Andrea Fraser will give a lecture on her artistic practise, on 23 November between 16.00 and 18.00 h, for all students and teachers of the KABK. Fraser is a performance artist from New York and representative of institutional critique.
More information.
This lecture is organised by Lectoraat 'Kunsttheorie en de Artistieke Pratkijk'

01-09-2011

Book launch See it Again, Say it Again, The Artist as Researcher

On september 21, 8 PM, the book See it Again, Say it Again. The Artist as Researcher, will be launched at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (Rozenstraat 59 Amsterdam, www.smba.nl). See it Again, Say it Again, edited by Janneke Wesseling and published by Valiz, sheds light on the phenomenon of research in the visual arts. This volume has been written from the perspective of art as practice. The majority of authors are artists, while several artists provided visual contributions that elucidate research in art. The book also includes contributions by theoreticians, who analyse how artistic research works and how it is productive. What do artists actually do when they carry out research? Does it propagate better art or a new type of art, or perhaps even a new type of artists?
See it Again, Say it Again appears in the Antennae Series of Valiz, a series intended to pinpoint new lines of thought in the arts. www.valiz.nl.

08-07-2011

29 August 2011: Festival 'New Questions'

On 29 August 2011 the festival 'Nieuwe Vragen/New Questions' will kick-off the academic year.
This festival for students and teachers focuses on the theme of ‘Research in the arts'. It is part of the study programme of all KABK students.
The festival offers a lecture programme and a continuous film programme, as well as discussions and a plenary debate.The day will be concluded by a festive launch of the book ‘See it Again, Say it Again. The Artist as Researcher'.
More information click here.
The festival is organised by Lectoraat 'Kunsttheorie en de Artistieke Pratkijk'

21-04-2011

Upcoming publication in cooperation with publisher Valiz

See it again, Say it again. The artist as researcher
Editor: Janneke Wesseling.
Publishing date: September 2011

The publication See it again, Say it again. The artist as researcher wants to position the phenomenon of artistic research in the realm of art practice and stimulate discussion about the subject. Even though research in the arts is being undertaken in many art disciplines, from theater to dance and music, this book focuses on the visual arts.
The particularity of artistic research, also referred to as ‘practice based research', is that practical undertaking (making) and theoretical reflection (thinking) go hand in hand. The former cannot function without the latter and vice versa, just as in artistic practice creating and reflecting are intrinsically connected.
The emphasis of this publication is on the perspective of the artist and the practice of art, with the majority of authors being visual artists. The contributions of the theorists focus on the practice of this type of research and of this type of artistry.
The book attempts to offer different leads for the advancement of the debate on the position of artistic research, both in the artistic field and at universities. It also aims to inspire artists, art students and teachers to critically reflect on their own practice, and, at the hand of examples from art practice, stimulate the self-awareness of the research practice.

The book will be published by Valiz, Amsterdam, in the Antennae series. This series is intended to pinpoint certain phenomena or new lines of thought in the arts and to explore them by means of essays. Antennae brings together these thematic lines and aims to offer points of refernece for further discussion or follow up research.
www.valiz.nl

Lecture ‘Towards a reception aesthetics of contemporary art’


Janneke Wesseling will give a lecture, entitled ‘Towards a reception aesthetics of contemporary art’, at the annual conference of the Nederlands Genootschap van Esthetica in Gent, Belgium on may 27 and 28. This lecture is related to Wesseling’s PhD research at Leiden University.

INVESTIGATIONS – on artistic research

On May 26, Janneke Wesseling will partake in a public debate on the topic of artistic research in relation to MA and PhD programmes in Assen. Organized by DeFKa, Departement voor Filosofie en Kunst. www.defka.nl

11-02-2011

Symposium 'Beauty in Science'

On 11 March, from 10.00 to 16.00 h, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen organises a symposium alongside the exhibition 'Beauty in Science'. Speakers are: Robbert Dijkgraaf, Maarten Frens, Vincent Icke, Gaƫl McGill en James McAllister Jan Molenaar (moderator) and Janneke Wesseling.
For more information and to make reservations: www.boijmans.nl