<nettime-ann> Les Immateriaux: towards the virtual with J.-F. Lyotard (London, 27-28 Mar 15)

[Andreas Broeckmann <broeckmann@leuphana.de>]

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From: Jessica Akerman <jessica.akerman@courtauld.ac.uk>
Date: Mar 22, 2015
Subject: CONF: Les Immateriaux: towards the virtual with J.-F. Lyotard (London, 27-28 Mar 15)

The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, March 27 - 28, 2015
Registration deadline: Mar 27, 2015

Les ImmatÃriaux: towards the virtual with Jean-FranÃois Lyotard

17.30 â 19.00, Friday 27 March 2015 (with registration from 17.00)
09.30 â 17.45, Saturday 28 March 2015 (with registration from 09.00)

Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN

âLes ImmatÃriauxâ curated principally by philosopher Jean-FranÃois Lyotard at the Centre Georges Pompidou, held its private views on 27-28 March 1985. We celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, following conferences in Dusseldorf (2014 Dusseldorf Quadriennale), LÃneburg and in conjunction with a conference in Paris. A pioneering combination of technological experiment, âLes ImmatÃriauxâ involved the first âpersonalâ computers, art works, a pick-up literary sound-track following the installation and electronic music. Great philosophers and artists were involved with the âwriting experimentâ. The two-volume catalogue, a record of curatorial meetings and other reflections, was also experimental.
Les ImmatÃriaux follows Lyotardâs publication of 1979, La condition postmoderne, and its translation into English as The Postmodern Condition in 1984. A celebration of what Lyotard called âtechnoscienceâ, 'Les ImmatÃriauxâ was the very antithesis of the âprimitivistâ, earth-bound aesthetic of âMagiciens de la Terreâ the much vaunted show which followed in 1989, the year when the long Cold War ended, and an anticipation of the global art world today. Our conference will unite veteran artists, philosophers and curators of âLes ImmatÃriauxâ from the Centre Pompidou with scholars and artists of today.

Organised by Professor Sarah Wilson (The Courtauld Institute of Art)

This event was made possible by the generous support of the Institut FranÃais
Ticket/entry details: Â26 (Â16 students, Courtauld staff/students and concessions)
BOOK ONLINE: http://ci.tesseras.com/internet/shop   Or send a cheque made payable to âThe Courtauld Institute of Artâ to: Research Forum Events Co-ordinator, Research Forum, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN, stating âImmatÃriauxâ. For further information, email ResearchForum@courtauld.ac.uk.

PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2015 (DAY 1)
17.00 â 17.30        REGISTRATION
17.30 â 17.45        Welcome and Chair: Sarah Wilson (The Courtauld Institute of Art)
17.45 â 18.15        Thierry DufrÃne (INHA, Institut National dâHistoire de lâArt, Paris): Paris: Les ImmatÃriaux an âimmodernâ  project?
18.15 â 18.45        Rolf Gehlhaar (composer): âSoundspaceâ, at Les ImmatÃriaux
18.45 â 19.00        Discussion
19.00        RECEPTION

SATURDAY, 28 MARCH 2015 (DAY 2)
09.00 â 09.30         REGISTRATION
09.30 â 10.00         Sarah Wilson (The Courtauld Institute of Art): The  Light of Dead Stars and âImmatÃriauxâ: Lyotardâs Sublime in Mutation
10.00 â 10.30        Christine Buci-Glucksmann:
âLes ImmatÃriauxâ: Mutation or Crisis in Lyotardâs Aesthetic Theory?
10.30 â 11.00        Antony Hudek (Director, Raven Row): Structures for thinking: architecture of/at Les ImmatÃriaux
11.00 â 11.30        TEA/COFFEE BREAK (provided â Seminar room 1)
11.30 â 12.15        Yuk Hui (Leuphana University, LÃneburg): Report from the research project "30 Years after Les ImmatÃraux"
12.15 â 12.45        Hans-JÃrgen Hafner: âLes ImmatÃriauxâ for Instanceâ  2014
12.45 â 13.00        Discussion
13.00 â 14.15        LUNCH (provided for the speakers only â Seminar room 1)
14.15 â 14.45        Constant Dullaart (artist): âMy ImmatÃriauxâ
14.45 â 15.15        Michael Newman (Goldsmiths, University of London) with Sarah Wilson (The Courtauld Institute of Art): Remembering Les ImmatÃriaux and its impact
15.15 â 15.45        TEA/COFFEE BREAK (provided â Seminar room 1)
15.45 â 16.15        Gabriella Ascha, Tamar Clarke-Brown, Ashlee Conery, (independent curators, London) 'ImmatÃriaux: proposition for new exhibition practices': multimedia finale
16.15 â 17.15        Round table for all participants
17.15        END

CONF: Les ImmatÃriaux: towards the virtual with J.-F. Lyotard (London, 27-28 Mar 15). In: H-ArtHist, Mar 22, 2015. <http://arthist.net/archive/9805>.


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