Join Dr Jacquie Chlanda for a close reading of the text ‘Death in America’ by Hal Foster, October, Vol. 75, Winter, 1996.
In this highly engaging essay Hal Foster unsettles established readings of Andy Warhol’s “Death in America” images, arguing that the works can be understood as “referential and simulacral, connected and disconnected, affective and affectless, critical and complacent.”
Participants will discuss this framing of Warhol and unpack Foster’s use of psychoanalytic theories in building his argument.
Reading materials will be provided to registered participants.
FREE.
Bookings essential.
Beginners welcome.
VENUE:
Griffith University Art Museum
226 Grey Street
South Bank, Brisbane
Presented in association with the exhibition ‘The Abyss’, Griffith University Art Museum, Brisbane.
Image: Ian Haig ‘Another Brutally Satisfying Video’ 2014. Single-channel video (Mortal Kombat sources, 1920 x 1080 HD), colour, sound, no dialogue, 10 mins (loop). Courtesy of the artist.
