September–November 2014
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Free and open to the public.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) Visiting Artists Program (VAP) is pleased to announce its fall 2014 schedule. Join us for one of the city’s leading public forums on the presentation and contemplation of contemporary art, design, and scholarship. We are honored to have the following individuals visit SAIC and share their expertise with the SAIC and Chicago communities.
Fall 2014 Lecture Series
Theaster Gates, William and Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professor
Tuesday, September 2, 6pm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Drive
Theaster Gates is internationally recognized for his innovative social projects on the South Side of Chicago, including Dorchester Projects and the Black Cinema House.
Irene Hofmann, Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series
Tuesday, September 16, 6pm
SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive
SAIC alumnus Irene Hofmann is Director and Chief Curator of SITE Santa Fe in New Mexico, where she has launched SITElines, a new biennial exhibition series of contemporary art from the Americas.
In Dialogue: Claire Bishop and Claire Doherty
Thursday, October 2, 6pm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Drive
This dialogue between art historian and critic Claire Bishop and curator Claire Doherty launches a season of critical thinking around social practice developed by SAIC to address this burgeoning and much-debated field.
Related program: A Proximity of Consciousness: Art and Social Action
September 20–December 20, 2014
SAIC’s Sullivan Galleries, 33 S. State Street, 7th floor
Wade Guyton in Conversation with Susan Tallman
Wednesday, October 15, 6pm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Drive
Using common technologies like computers, scanners, and inkjet printers, New York-based artist Wade Guyton explores our relationships with images and traditional forms of art. He discusses his work with SAIC Professor and Editor-in-Chief of Art in Print Susan Tallman.
Henrik Håkansson
“An Introduction”
Tuesday, October 28, 6pm
SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive
Swedish artist Henrik Håkansson is fascinated with the “organized randomness” of the world around us, and uses methods of observation, collection, and categorization to create work that examines our relation to nature.
Lewis Hyde
“The Common Self”
Thursday, November 6, 6pm
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Drive
Lewis Hyde’s The Gift has been embraced by artists for its illuminating defense of non-commercial artistic practice. An eloquent speaker on the public life of the imagination, Hyde provides the keynote lecture on the occasion of “A Lived Practice,” a symposium on art and social practice.
Anab Jain
Tuesday, November 11, 6pm
SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive
An award-winning designer and founder of the design studio Superflux, Anab Jain explores the limits of emerging technologies and their effects on society. Her work includes a prosthetic device for the visually impaired and ecological domestic robots.
VAP Online
In addition to making their appearances open to the public, SAIC presents many Visiting Artists Program lectures as audio podcasts online at saic.edu/vap. Recent presenters include Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Toyo Ito, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and George Saunders. Join the conversation by following VAP on Facebook or by signing up for its eNewsletter.
About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate degrees and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from around the globe. For more information, please visit saic.edu.
