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HESCAH Lecture + Reception with Walid Raad

  • Date & Time
    • Thursday, April 07, 2016 6:00pm 2016-04-07 06:00:00 pm1969-12-31 07:00:00 pmAmerica/New_YorkHESCAH Lecture + Reception with Walid RaadSamuel P. Harn Museum of Art
  • Cost
    • Free
  • Description

    Scratching on things I could disavow: A History of Art in the Arab World
    Walid Raad, artist, author and Associate Professor of Art, The Cooper Union.
    Thursday, April 7th, 6 p.m. Chandler Auditorium, Harn Museum of Art
    Reception to follow.

    Walid Raad, artist, author and Associate Professor of Art, The Cooper Union, will discuss his project Scratching on things I could disavow (2007 - ), which examines new infrastructure for the visual arts alongside the geo-political, economic, social and military conflicts that consume the greater Middle East region. He will also address The Atlas Group (1989-2004), which he established in Beirut to preserve, study, and produce audio, visual, literary, and other documents that shed light on Lebanon’s history while creating his own fictional archive. His books include The Truth Will Be Known When The Last Witness Is Dead, My Neck Is Thinner Than A Hair, Let’s Be Honest, The Weather Helped, and Scratching on Things I Could Disavow. For more information, visit www.scratchingonthings.com

  • Venue
    Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
    Address
    3259 Hull Road
    Phone
    352-392-9826
    Website
    Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art Website