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Greek Sculpture, photo by Etienne Pelletier.

Greek Sculpture, photo by Etienne Pelletier.

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Living History

Activists, Witnesses and Thinkers.

RADIO // Living History Architect Talks: Avi Oster Radio show Architect Avi Oster led a discussion in the Architect Talks lecture series' Focus on 13th Street series, hosted by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons. Architect Avi Oster led a discussion in the Architect Talks lecture series' Focus on 13th Street series, hosted by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons. Oster... Originally aired 2/5/10 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Vincenzo Lombardo, Virtual Electronic Poem Project Radio show This presentation by Vincenzo Lombardo, that included surround sound and a virtual video recreation, revealed the content and technique that became the legendary Poème électronique at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair's Philips Pavilion. This presentation by Vincenzo Lombardo, of Turino's Virtual Reality & Multimedia Park, took place at the Judson Church in New York in January 2010. The talk, with surround sound and a virtual video recreation, revealed the content and technique... Originally aired 1/29/10 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History A Conversation with Public Artists Radio show Moderated by the Executive Director of the West Harlem Art Fund, Inc., this conversation focuses on the role of art in the public arena and how the various purposes of public art may be defined. Panelists include Chakaia Booker and other artists. Moderated by Savona Bailey-McClain, Executive Director of the West Harlem Art Fund, Inc., A Conversation with Public Artists focuses on the role of art in the public arena and how the various purposes of public art may be defined. Panelists include... Originally aired 12/18/09 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Living History Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies Radio show In front of a remarkable and chilling projected backdrop by Jenny Holzer, artists, activists and operatives read memos, testimonials, and transcripts documenting torture and torture policies. Plus hear testimony from former Guantanamo detainees. Reckoning with Torture: Memos and Testimonies from the "War on Terror" was presented at the Cooper Union in New York on October 13, 2009, sponsored by the ACLU, PEN American Center and the Cooper Union. In front of a remarkable and chilling... Originally aired 10/23/09 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Fred Forest, The Experimental Center of the Territory Radio show New media artist Fred Forest presents a lecture on the moral crisis he sees affecting the world. Forest combines his knack for provocation with his exploration of notions of territory in this new work, The Experimental Center of the Territory. New media artist Fred Forest presents a lecture on the current moral crisis he sees affecting the world, one intrinsically connected to the economic crisis. Forest combines his knack for provocation - uneasily situated between ironic dispassion and... Originally aired 7/31/09 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History The Triangle Fire Remembrance Coalition Radio show In 1911, New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire as a result of the building's unsafe conditions. Rose Imperato speaks with The Triangle Fire Remembrance Coalition, an organization that honors the memory of those who died in the fire. On March 25, 1911, New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire; as a result of the building's unsafe working conditions and bolted exit doors, 146 people died, most of them young Jewish and Italian immigrant women. This tragedy, the largest... Originally aired 4/12/09 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Living History Peter Saville Radio show Matthew Higgs, Director of White Columns, interviews artist Peter Saville about the recent release of his new book, Estate, as well as the birth of his career designing record sleeves for Factory Records artists, most notably Joy Division. Matthew Higgs, Director of White Columns, interviews artist Peter Saville about the recent release of his new book, Estate, as well as the birth of his career designing record sleeves for Factory Records artists, most notably Joy Division and... Originally aired 11/17/08 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Formulas for Now: Rem Koolhaas Radio show Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Van Alen Institute's New York Prize Senior Fellow, interviews architect Rem Koolhaas and artist Yoko Ono in his Formulas for Now, a collection of filmed interviews exhibited at the Van Alen Institute in 2008. Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Van Alen Institute's New York Prize Senior Fellow, interviews architect Rem Koolhaas in his Formulas for Now, a collection of filmed interviews exhibited at the Van Alen Institute in 2008. Presented with support from Hugo... Originally aired 6/30/08 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Paul Chan, The Spirit of Recession Radio show In this discussion, artist Paul Chan discusses his Middle East travels, recent site-specific theater in New Orleans and his 7 Lights series, displayed at the New Museum, containing human silhouettes projecting the Armageddon in progress. Paul Chan's work is practically a meteorological occasion, and tonight the Public Art Fund plays storm chaser. His 7 Lights series, displayed at the New Museum, projects the shadowy outlines of Armageddon in progress: human silhouettes... Originally aired 5/19/08 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Living History Journey Into Jazz Radio show Cliff Preiss assembled this historic collection that investigates the assimilation of jazz into the mainstream. We hear records for young people produced in the 1940s-60s that trace the sources of jazz, tell personal stories, and survey the scene. Cliff Preiss assembled this historic collection that investigates the assimilation of jazz into the mainstream. How do you get kids to be interested in jazz music? In this program, we hear records for young people produced in the 1940s and 1960s... Originally aired 4/21/08 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History The Conversation Series: Paul Chan and Enrique Walker Radio show In this two-part conversation, art critic and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist speaks with architect Enrique Walker and artist Paul Chan about the appropriation and his mission to interview every artist and cultural leader that piques his interest. In this two-part conversation, Hans Ulrich Obrist, art critic and curator of London's Serpentine Gallery, speaks about his upcoming work The Conversation Series. In the first half of the program, Obrist is interviewed by architect Enrique Walker,... Originally aired 4/3/08 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History The Oil of the 21st Century: Perspectives on Intellectual Property Radio show The Oil of the 21st Century: Perspectives on Intellectual Property was a conference on intellectual property rights and conflicts. It was coordinated by Bootlab; based on a concept by Partner gegen Berlin; produced with The Thing, and Waag Society. The Oil of the 21st Century: Perspectives on Intellectual Property was a conference on intellectual property rights and conflicts. It was coordinated by Bootlab; based on a concept by Partner gegen Berlin; produced in cooperation with Sarai, The... Originally aired 5/7/07 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Living History David Remnick, Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker Radio show David Remnick, author, reporter, and editor of The New Yorker, has a new collection, Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker, which profiles some of the most important, complex - and, in many cases, reclusive - people of our time. Host Paul Holdengräber in conversation with David Remnick, author, reporter, and editor of The New Yorker, whose new collection, Reporting: Writings from The New Yorker, profiles some of the most important, complex - and, in many... Originally aired 10/2/06 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Arno Rafael Minkkinen Radio show Photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen discusses his body of work, covering over 35 years, which serves to document the relationship humans have with nature and focuses on the nude in the landscape and in interior settings. Photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen discusses his body of work, covering over 35 years, in a lecture recorded live at the Aperture Foundation Gallery in New York on March 30, 2006. Minkkinen's work serves to document the relationship humans have with... Originally aired 9/18/06 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Living History Mary Karr Radio show A reading and discussion with poet/author Mary Karr held at the New School University in New York on April 25, 2006. Syracuse English professor Mary Karr is the author of two bestselling memoirs, The Liars' Club and Cherry. A reading and discussion with poet/author Mary Karr held at the New School University in New York on April 25, 2006. Author Robert Polito, director of the Writing Program, hosted the event. Syracuse English professor Mary Karr is the author of two... Originally aired 8/14/06 Listen Read More »