The Getty Research Institute

C O L L O Q U I U M

Walls of Algiers: Reconsidering the Colonial Archive

Thursday, May 28, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Getty Center

Presented in conjunction with the new GRI exhibition Walls of
Algiers: Narratives of the City, this colloquium places the exhibit
in a theoretical and historical context, and addresses issues of
colonial and postcolonial dilemmas.

"Walls of Algiers: Reconsidering the Colonial Archive" examines
questions raised by the Getty Research Institute's exhibition Walls
of Algiers: Narratives of the City. Situating the exhibition in a
theoretical and historical context, this colloquium considers the
nature of the exhibition documents and addresses broader issues in
colonial and post-colonial dilemmas. Walls of Algiers: Narratives of
the City, curated by Frances Terpak and Zeynep Çelik, is on display
in the Exhibition Gallery of the Getty Research Institute (GRI) from
May 19–October 18, 2009.

ROUNDTABLE AND DISCUSSION
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Museum Lecture Hall

Featuring Jean-Louis Cohen, New York University; Nabila Oulebsir,
University of Poitiers; Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona;
and Mary Roberts, University of Sydney

Moderated by Zeynep Çelik, New Jersey Institute of Technology

RECEPTION AND EXHIBITION VIEWING
5:00-6:15 p.m.
GRI Lecture Hall and Exhibition Gallery

GUEST LECTURE PRESENTATIONS
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Museum Lecture Hall

Introduction by Frances Terpak, Getty Research Institute

Comic Books, Cartoons, and Satire in Algerian Culture
Nadjib Berber, graphic artist

The Provocative Place of Algiers in Contemporary Art
Dennis Adams, Cooper Union School of Art

Admission to this event is free. To make a reservation, please
visit www.getty.edu/research or call (310) 440-7300. Note, late
arrivals cannot be guaranteed seating. Parking is free with
reservation or $10.00 per car without a reservation.

Learn more, view schedule and make reservations at

http://www.getty.edu/research/scholarly_activities/events/algiers/index.
html

E X H I B I T I O N

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

May 19 - October 18, 2009
Research Institute Exhibition Gallery

Opening May 19 at the Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery,
Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City examines the complex
history of Algiers through diverse 19th- and 20th-century visual
sources, including photographs, posters, and postcards.

Learn more about the exhibition at
http://www.getty.edu/visit/exhibitions/future.htm

P U B L I C A T I O N

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City Through Text and Image
Edited by Zeynep Celik, Julia Clancy-Smith, and Frances Terpak

Walls of Algiers examines the historical processes that transformed
Ottoman Algiers, the "Bulwark of Islam", into "Alger la blanche",
the colonial urban showpiece -- and, after the outbreak of
revolution in 1954 -- counter-model of France's global empire. In
this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the
analysis of the proactive and reactive social, political, technical,
and artistic forces that generate a city's form. Its contributors'
innovative methodologies allow important insights into often
overlooked aspects of life in a city whose name even today conjures
up enchantment as well as incomprehensible violence.

Learn more and buy at http://www.gettymuseumstore.org/waofalnaofci.html