Symposium:

Art Institutions and Feminist Politics Now

Friday, May 21, 2010, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY, USA 10019
Titus 2 Theater

An international group of artists, writers, curators, historians and
activists discuss the impact of recent debates about art and feminism on
exhibitions, collections, pedagogy, and cultural politics.
Participants include:

Tania Bruguera, artist, Paris/Havana/Chicago
Cornelia Butler, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings,
The Museum of Modern Art
Melissa Chiu, Museum Director and Vice President Global Art Programs,
Asia Society Museum
Huey Copeland, Assistant Professor, Department of Art History,
Northwestern University
Ivet Curlin, What, How, and for Whom/WHW curatorial collective
Sonia Khurana, artist, New Delhi
Catherine Lord, Professor of Studio Art, Claire Trevor School of the
Arts, University of California, Irvine
Camille Morineau, Curator, Contemporary Collections and organizer of
ellescentrepompidou, Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou,
Paris
Ruth Noack, curator, Berlin
Emily Roysdon, artist, New York
Alexandra Schwartz, Coordinator, Modern Women's Project, The Museum of
Modern Art
Michele Wallace, Professor, City College of New York/CUNY.
Schedule (subject to change)

Program:

10:00 am Opening remarks: Glenn Lowry (Director, The
Museum of Modern Art)
10:15 am Morning Panel: Collections and Exhibitions
Introduction: panel co-chairs: Cornelia
Butler (MoMA) and Ivet Curlin (WHW curatorial collective, Zagreb)
10:30-11:30 am 10-15 minute presentations
Melissa Chiu (Asia Society, NYC)
Camille Morineau (Centre Pompidou,
Paris)
Ruth Noack (curator, Berlin)
Emily Roysdon (artist, New York)
11:30-11:50 am Moderated discussion
11:50-12:10 am Audience Q&A

12:10-1:30 pm Lunch break

1:30 pm Afternoon panel: Pedagogy and Activism
Introduction: panel co-chairs: Huey
Copeland (Northwestern University) and Alexandra Schwartz (MoMA)
1:45-2:45 pm 10-15 minute presentations
Tania Bruguera (artist, Paris/Havana/Chicago)
Sonia Khurana (artist, New Delhi)
Catherine Lord (UC Irvine)
Michele Wallace (City College/CUNY)
2:45-3:05 pm Moderated discussion
3:05-3:25 pm Audience Q&A
3:25-4:00 pm Roundtable: MoMA curators/educators on the
Modern Women's Project
4:00-4:20 pm Audience Q&A
4:20-4:25 pm Closing remarks (Cornelia Butler/MoMA)

Alexandra Schwartz
Department of Drawings
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
alexandra_schwartzmoma.org

Tickets ($12; members $10; students, seniors, and staff of other museums
$5) can be purchased at the lobby information desk, the film desk, or
online: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/8587