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by David RobbinsRead it online here.
Mr. Robbins (artist profile, teaching bio) has generated numerous projects (e.g. Talent, The Ice Cream Social, Lift) that blur the traditional distinctions between art and entertainment and life. Along the way, he has also authored several great books (e.g. The Velvet Grind, The Ice Cream Social, and soon to be published Concrete Comedy). This newest book, High Entertainment, will no doubt excite and amaze as well.
THANKS, David!
And, of course, you remember:
Will Gray,
The Modern Medici:Arts Patronage in a Brave New World
Friday, Feb. 20th at 1:00 pm in Harvey Auditorium
Presented by Student Programs, the Society for Critical Imagination and the Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Intellectual Discipleship
Our brave new world is one of instant downloads, file-sharing, viral videos and digital piracy. In this kind of social and economic climate, how does an independent artist survive? So questions “Broke” – the documentary film Americana hip-hop artist Will Gray currently has in production. As cameras follow Gray’s journey across college campus this Spring promoting his unique sound, the documentary also listens in on the conversation he initiates about what is called for in this brave new world. Gray submits that this age, at least, calls for a new kind of patron, a “Modern Medici,” if you will. Come here Will Gray reflect on the artistic life amid the instability of today’s music industry.
For our very first January event, the society for critical imagination will be hosting chicago based artist, Elliot Layda. We will be gathering at 8pm this saturday january 5th for Layda’s presentation, which upon ending will be followed by discussion of the attached essay. Please check out http://elliotlayda.com/site/ for more info on Layda’s work. get it while its HOT - evilomnipotence.pdf
Here is a sneak peek at what the talk will be about on Tuesday:
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The White Stripes Video Archive
Remember: Tuesday October 23 (tomorrow), at 8pm. 91 Greencastle Dr.
We are looking for resources to link to from the blog. If anyone knows of blogs or sites that you think would be relevant to the society for critical imagination then let us know. We appreciate your feedback.
Also, don’t forget that Mr. Jonathan Gillette is presenting on art and pyschoanalysis tonight at 8pm.
In April of this year, James Elkins – the E. C. Chadbourne Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, hosted a conversation between art historians, art critics and scholars of religion on the subject of contemporary art’s strange relationship to religion. Interestingly, despite all the burgeoning interest among Christian thinkers concerning theology and the arts or theological aesthetics, this conversation was not initiated by theologians but rather some curious thinkers within the contemporary artworld. This fact highlights what seems to be a rather unfortunate reality these days: Christians interested in the arts appear to be pursuing those questions in relative isolation from the critical discourses about art in the artworld. While dialogue doesn’t appear to be a particularly high priority for theological aesthetics, maybe it should be?
Mr. Worley had the privilege of participating in the conversation Elkins organized and in preparation for that event put together the short essay – “Reparations and Convesations: A Future for Contemporary Art in Theological Reflection.” This essay attempts to outline in broad strokes what the possibilities for dialogues might look like conceptually and what potential benefits may exist for Christian thinkers re-oriented toward dialogue.
In tonight’s meeting of the Society for Critical Imagination, Mr. Worley will discuss his proposal in more detail and interact with Mr. Ben Dockery, who has agreed to be a respondent for the essay. Expect an honest and candid conversation about the challenges related to encountering contemporary art from a theological perspective.
Look out for further interaction from other respondents on this blog.
