The Rachofsky Collection 2019 Graduate Symposium at The Warehouse

The Rachofsky Collection announces an open call for submissions related to Japanese artist Jiro Takamatsu (1936-1998) for its 2019 Graduate Symposium at The Warehouse in Dallas, Texas. As an artist, teacher, and theorist, Takamatsu investigated the philosophical and material foundations of art in a variety of media, engaging with Minimalism through his background in Anti-Art and Neo-Dada. Takamatsu was a key member of the collective Hi Red Center (1963-1964) and of the movement Mono-Ha (1967-1979), and influential in developing conceptual art, performance art, and post-minimalism within Japan.

Students invited to present papers at the symposium will have the opportunity to access works in the collection during a two-day, partially-funded research visit during Summer 2019. Additionally, papers presented at the symposium will be published in a compendium together with the paper delivered by the keynote speaker, independent curator and writer Douglas Fogle.

We invite master’s and doctoral students to present their scholarly work on a host of topics related to Jiro Takamatsu. Paper presentations should be 20 minutes in length. Complete proposals must include the following:
• A complete mailing address, email address, phone number, research field, and university affiliation of participant.
• Paper title and abstract of no more than 300 words that includes three to five keywords.

Please visit our website for more information about the symposium, research visit, and for a list of works by Takamatsu in The Rachofsky Collection.
http://thewarehousedallas.org/education/the-rachofsky-collection-graduate-symposium-at-the-warehouse/

Send submissions and questions to caitlinrachofskyhouse.org. Proposals are due by Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Successful applicants will be notified by May 15, 2019. Three students will be selected for the 2019 symposium.