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SUMMARY:The Fear of Art
DESCRIPTION:Artists are imprisoned and exiled and art continues to be banne
 d and destroyed\, which demonstrates the power of images to unsettle\, to 
 speak truth to power\, and to question our cherished cultural norms and id
 eas about what is sacred. Join artists\, scholars\, and museum directors t
 o discuss the power of art and the importance of advocating for art\, arti
 sts\, and freedom of expression.\nAi Weiwei will give the keynote address 
 via a video he is creating for the conference that addresses "The Censorsh
 ip of Artists: Artists in Prison\, Artists in Exile\," followed by a panel
  discussion with Melissa Chiu (Hirshorn Museum)\, Ethan Cohen (Ethan Fine 
 Arts)\, and Minky Worden (Human Rights Watch).\nThe program pairs artists 
 with critics\, museum directors\, and scholars like Paul Chan and Paul Cot
 ter (NYTimes)\, Shirin Neshat and Jack Persekian (The Palestine Museum)\, 
 and Ricardo Dominguez and Stephen Duncombe (New York University).\nScholar
 s Olaf Peters (Martin-Luther-University\, Halle-Wittenberg)\, Emily Braun 
 (Hunter College and the Graduate Center)\, and David Freedberg (Columbia U
 niversity) will address the history of banning art. Agnes Gund will be the
  session's discussant.\nOne session will be dedicated to artists living in
  exile\, featuring Burmese artist\, Chaw Ei Thein\, and others.\nFinally\,
  Jeffrey Deitch (art dealer)\, Boris Groys\, (art critic)\, Jack Persekian
 \, (Palestinian Museum director)\, Lisa Phillips\, (New Museum director)\,
  and Svetlana Mintcheva (program director at the National Coalition Agains
 t Censorship) will examine self-censorship in arts institutions.
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CATEGORIES:Art/Visual
LOCATION:The New School\, 66 West 12th Street \, New York\, NY\, 10011\, Un
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