Embodied Fantasies, International Conference at the School of Visual Arts, NY; a concept central to
art history, theory and practice is concurrently a topic debated in the
fields of the neuro- and cognitive sciences, philosophy and
phenomenology. This theme will be addressed in a transdisciplinary
conference hosting scholars and artists from the fields of architecture,
art history, visual art, history of science and psychology among
others. Discussions will focus on concepts of embodiment as they relate
to sexuality, aesthetics, epistemology, perception and fantasy itself.
Approaches to the role of fantasies will be viewed beyond traditional
conceptions to include complex thinking processes, subjectivity, and the
inter-subjective. Prominent attention will be paid to fantasies and
images as a form of knowledge production.
Speakers include: Gabriele Brandstetter (Freie Universität, Berlin), Horst Bredekamp (Humboldt-Universität, Berlin), Mark Dery (Cultural Critic), Frank Gillette (SVA), Dan Hutto (University of Hertfordshire, UK), Mitchell Joachim (Terreform ONE + Planetary ONE), Arthur I. Miller (University of London, UK), Alva Noë (University of California and CUNY), Shelley Rice (NYU), McKenzie Wark (The New School), among others.
Thank You; Suzanne Anker and Sabine Flach
