Rewriting Painting
Join Barry Schwabsky and a panel of leading painters – all graduates of The Cooper Union’s School of Art – and critics for a lively debate on the state and shape of contemporary painting and its critical reception. How far have artists extended the boundaries of the medium in the 21st century, and what does it mean to be identified as a painter today? Is the word ‘painting’ still adequate to describe a practice which no longer necessarily involves paint or flat surfaces? And to what extent do the ways in which we write about painting influence both the public’s reception of the work and contemporary practice itself?
This event launches the new Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series, and following the panel discussion the artists and writers will be signing copies of their new books.
About the Chair and the Panel:
- Barry Schwabsky is an art critic and poet, and is series editor of the Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series.
- Lois Dodd is widely admired as a ‘painter’s painter’ whose timeless landscapes and city scenes display subtle effects of place, light and weather within graphically distilled compositions. She graduated from The Cooper Union in 1948.
- Painter Thomas Nozkowski A’67 chose to express personal experience through small-scale abstract canvases that refused to adhere to a ‘signature style’ or align themselves with a particular movement. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1967.
- Philip Taaffe A’77 has expanded the parameters of painting through his use of silkscreen, linocuts, collage, stencils, gouache, chine-collé, marbling, acrylic, enamel, watercolor and gold-leaf. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1977.
- Faye Hirsch is an author, curator and critic who has published widely on contemporary art. She is the author of a volume on Lois Dodd in the Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series.
- John Yau is an award-winning poet, art critic and curator who has published many books of poetry, fiction and art criticism. He is the author of volumes on Thomas Nozkowski and Philip Taaffe in the Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series.
The event is free and open to the public. General public should reserve a space here. Please note first come, first seated; an RSVP does not guarantee admission as we generally overbook to ensure a full house.
Where: The Cooper Union
7 E. 7th St. | 41 Cooper Sq.
212-353-4100 Price: Free
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Join Barry Schwabsky and a panel of leading painters – all graduates of The Cooper Union’s School of Art – and critics for a lively debate on the state and shape of contemporary painting and its critical reception. How far have artists extended the boundaries of the medium in the 21st century, and what does it mean to be identified as a painter today? Is the word ‘painting’ still adequate to describe a practice which no longer necessarily involves paint or flat surfaces? And to what extent do the ways in which we write about painting influence both the public’s reception of the work and contemporary practice itself?
This event launches the new Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series, and following the panel discussion the artists and writers will be signing copies of their new books.
About the Chair and the Panel:
- Barry Schwabsky is an art critic and poet, and is series editor of the Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series.
- Lois Dodd is widely admired as a ‘painter’s painter’ whose timeless landscapes and city scenes display subtle effects of place, light and weather within graphically distilled compositions. She graduated from The Cooper Union in 1948.
- Painter Thomas Nozkowski A’67 chose to express personal experience through small-scale abstract canvases that refused to adhere to a ‘signature style’ or align themselves with a particular movement. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1967.
- Philip Taaffe A’77 has expanded the parameters of painting through his use of silkscreen, linocuts, collage, stencils, gouache, chine-collé, marbling, acrylic, enamel, watercolor and gold-leaf. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1977.
- Faye Hirsch is an author, curator and critic who has published widely on contemporary art. She is the author of a volume on Lois Dodd in the Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series.
- John Yau is an award-winning poet, art critic and curator who has published many books of poetry, fiction and art criticism. He is the author of volumes on Thomas Nozkowski and Philip Taaffe in the Lund Humphries Contemporary Painters Series.
The event is free and open to the public. General public should reserve a space here. Please note first come, first seated; an RSVP does not guarantee admission as we generally overbook to ensure a full house.
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