Glenn D. Lowry, Barbara Cassin, Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket), Maira Kalman, Sophie Wahnich, Pierre Cassou-Noguès, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Carrie Lambert-Beatty, D. Graham Burnett, Cécile Guilbert, Laura Kipnis, Wayne Koestenbaum, Paul Holdengräber, Salman Ahmad, Fabrice Hadjadj, Alicia Jo Rabins, Shirin Neshat, Damien Poisblaud, Reza Aslan, Didier Bigo, Mireille Delmas-Marty, Jeffrey Rosen, John Schwartz, Scott Atran, Grégoire Chamayou, Ariel Colonomos, Philip Gourevitch and Ann Stoler
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“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.”—Isaac Newton
Over the course of three 10-day series in 2011 in New York City, WALLS & BRIDGES, curated by the Villa Gillet and presented by the Conseil de la Création artistique, will present nearly 50 cultural events, combining about 100 speakers and artists, 30 partners and over 20 venues. Join LIVE from the NYPL as we host WALLS & BRIDGES at The New York Public Library.
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ART / TRUTH / LIES: THE PERILS AND PLEASURES OF DECEPTION
Glenn D. Lowry, Pierre Cassou-Noguès, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Carrie Lambert-Beatty,
Hosted by: D. Graham Burnett
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:00PM in the Celeste Bartos Forum
www.showclix.com/event/16516
We are witnessing a remarkable irruption of interventions and confections in contemporary art that can be loosely called “parafictional”—work that wields falsehood in powerful, ludic, and/or disturbing ways. What happens when the tricksterfakery of these artistic cons unsettles the archive itself? Should we be concerned? What are the implications for this convergence of the artist and the forger? French philosophers Pierre Cassou-Noguès and Jean-Pierre Dupuy, author of article Make-Believe: Parafiction and Plausibility Carrie Lambert-Beatty, and director of the MoMA Glenn D. Lowry will tackle issues such as art and politics, virtuality and expertise, and the values of play and seriousness.
THE MAGICAL SIDE OF CELEBRITY
Cécile Guilbert, Laura Kipnis, Wayne Koestenbaum
Hosted by: Paul Holdengräber
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 6:00PM in the Celeste Bartos Forum
www.showclix.com/event/16518
Who has never dreamed of becoming famous? What is in a famous name? Why do we love stars and icons so much and why are we fascinated by them? Aren’t fame and celebrity all relative? In the era of the Internet, do we finally have a good chance to get our 15 minutes of fame, or are we just a few clicks away from suddenly becoming ephemeral stars against our will? Essayist and literary critic Cécile Guilbert has written outstanding essays on icons like Andy Warhol, Guy Debord and Lawrence Sterne, poet and critic Wayne Koestenbaum is the author of Andy Warhol and Jackie Under My Skin: Interpreting An Icon, and cultural theorist Laura Kipnis has recently published How to Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior.
THREE FAITHS IN THE FORM OF A FUGUE
Salman Ahmad, Fabrice Hadjadj, Alicia Jo Rabins, Shirin Neshat, Damien Poisblaud
Hosted by: Reza Aslan
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 8:00PM in the Celeste Bartos Forum
www.showclix.com/event/16519
Performing artists and writers will come together on stage: a testament to a hoped-for future of peaceful collaboration between the three great faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The evening will gather Shirin Neshat on the written word in Islam, Alicia Jo Rabins who will perform poems set to music about women in the Torah, Salman Ahmad who will play traditional ghazals mixed with rock and roll, and Fabrice Hadjadj who will read on the book of Job, in a duet with Gregorian chant singer Damien Poisblaud.
This event is sponsored in part by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
THE END OF PRIVACY: THE STATE OF SURVEILLANCE
Didier Bigo, Mireille Delmas-Marty & Jeffrey Rosen
Hosted by: John Schwartz
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 2:30PM in the Celeste Bartos Forum
www.showclix.com/event/16520
The degree of Western states’ surveillance on their citizens has dramatically increased in the past few years—whether in public spaces or online. The threat of terrorism has generated innumerable precautions, but what is the price for freedom in a post-9/11 world? French experts on international law Mireille Delmas-Marty and Didier Bigo will discuss these issues with prominent commentator on legal affairs Jeffrey Rosen
THE NEW FACES OF THE ENEMY
Scott Atran, Grégoire Chamayou, Ariel Colonomos & Philip Gourevitch
Hosted by: Ann Stoler
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 5:00pm in the Celeste Bartos Forum
www.showclix.com/event/16522
There is always an other, but must there always be an enemy? Is there a need for an enemy in the solidifying of social groups? Thinkers and writers from very different backgrounds will share their analyses: Philip Gourevitch has written extensively on Abu Ghraib and Rwanda, Scott Atran has studied the making of suicide bombers, Grégoire Chamayou has just published a philosophical work on the peculiarity of man hunting, and Ariel Colonomos is investigating the idea of preventive war.
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Barbara Cassin, Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket), Maira Kalman, Sophie Wahnich
Hosted by: Paul Holdengräber
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 7:30PM in the Celeste Bartos Forum
www.showclix.com/event/16523
America considers the pursuit of happiness an inalienable right. But where is this pursuit taking us? How valuable is positive thinking? In the arts, melancholia has long been a source of inspiration. Specialist of Ancient Greece Barbara Cassin will give a philosophical point of view on the topic, and historian of the French Revolution Sophie Wahnich will bring some insight on the conditions of happiness. They will be discussing with co-authors of 13 Words Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) and Maira Kalman, also New Yorker cover artist and author of the acclaimed And the Pursuit of Happiness.
The Villa Gillet (Lyon, France) is a unique cultural institute interested in thought in all its expressions. It brings together artists, writers, novelists and researchers from all over the world to encourage public debate on the big issues facing the world today.
The Conseil de la Création artistique is a laboratory for cultural experimentation created by the French Government in 2009 whose aim is to support innovative projects in the cultural field.
WALLS & BRIDGES programs are supported in part by Harper’s Magazine.