January 13, 2015, 11:30 a.m. — Questions of Modernism: Authorship
What happens to our ideas about authorship, originality, and value when artists cease making works by hand and instead rely on factory production? Does the "death of the author" imply a rebirth of the viewer? And how can industrially produced objects be bought, sold, and exhibited in art markets and cultural institutions still centered on uniqueness? This conversation examines Marcel Duchamp’s “Readymades” together with Minimalist artworks in order to understand how artists have challenged the meanings of art in an age of mechanical reproduction.
Gallery Sessions, impromptu interactions facilitated by Museum educators that explore the creative process, art history, and the experience of art, take place daily in select galleries. Groups meet in the galleries noted on the schedule. Gallery Sessions are free with Museum admission. No registration is required.
Sign language–interpreted Gallery Sessions are held every fourth Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. FM headsets for sound amplification are available for all talks.
