Dialogue and Discourse: Walter Benjamin

The Gertrude and David Fogelson Lecture

Boris Groys, Global Distinguished Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, NYU and Michal Taussig, Class of 1933 Professor of Anthropology, Columbia University will discuss the relationship between critical theory, philosophy, anthropology, contemporary art and the work of Walter Benjamin. The conversation will be moderated by Jens Hoffmann, Director of Special Exhibitions and Public Programs, Jewish Museum, and curator of The Arcades: Contemporary Art and Walter Benjamin.