Public lecture and panel discussion.
In the history of art, classical antiquity has always had an important place. But its uses and abuses vary widely at different times and contexts. What is the status of classical antiquity in contemporary art today? In a global world crisscrossed by hybrid traditions, what is at stake in engaging with “the Greeks”? In this lecture and panel discussion, moderated by Alastair Blanshard, Brooke Holmes, Polina Kosmadaki, and Asad Raza discuss the conjunction of the classical and the contemporary in current art practices. Into Pan’s Cave explores, in particular, several sites of this conjunction. The panellists will focus on the zone of contact between art production and academic work as well as contemporary Athens as a place for making and exhibiting art.
About the participants:
Alastair Blanshard (chair) is the Paul Eliadis Professor of Classics and Ancient History at The University of Queensland.
Brooke Holmes is a Professor of Classics at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. She is currently curating an exhibition entitled ‘Liquid Antiquity’ for the new Benaki Museum in Athens, with the support of The DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, scheduled to open in Spring 2017.
Polina Kosmadaki is Curator of Paintings at the Benaki Museum, Athens, and is an expert on Greek contemporary art.
Asad Raza is an artist and art producer and is well known for his work with Tino Sehgal. In 2015 he developed a piece on the figure of Pan for Frieze Projects, London, and in 2014, he was the producer for Tino Sehgal’s work in the Roman Agora in Athens. He is currently developing a project for Documenta 14: Learning from Athens in 2017.
This event is part of the Postclassicisms project, an initiative funded by the Global Collaborative Networks Fund at Princeton University, USA, and is supported by the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Queensland and the UQ Art Museum.
Free. All welcome.
RSVP Friday 11 March
artmuseum@uq.edu.au
07 3365 3046
