EVENTS

Wednesday, April 3, 9:00 – 10:00am | The Curatorial Roundtable: Anca Rujoiu (Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden) | Online

MA Curatorial Practice presents a talk with Anca Rujoiu, a curator and editor with more than fifteen years of experience working in contemporary art in Western and Eastern Europe as well as the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, Rujoiu is a curator at Bildmuseet, Umeå, Sweden, and co-curator of the 2024 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale. Rujoiu’s presentation for the Curatorial Roundtable will focus on what it takes curatorially to activate different encounters that contribute to institutional building, increase the visibility of various communities and recuperate devalued histories.

Thursday, April 4, 12:00 – 1:00pm | The Algorithmic State: Between the Curatorial and Computation | Online

As AI continues to weave its influence into the art world’s fabric, understanding its multifaceted impact becomes increasingly essential. This panel unites three influential curators to explore the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and cultural curation. Joasia Krysa, co-creator of the project The Next Biennial Should Be Curated by a Machine, envisions a future of curatorial practices from which AI emerges as a ”self-learning human-machine system.” Nora N. Khan, a critic and the author of the forthcoming book AI Art and the Stakes for Art Criticism, discusses how computation reframes traditional humanistic approaches to art and its interpretation. Helen Starr addresses how digital systems, including AI, shape our behavior, sometimes beyond our conscious awareness.

Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 – 8:00pm | Malynne Sternstein: Love Without Hope; Benjamin’s Trials with Surrealism | SVA Library West

BFA Visual and Critical Studies and the SVA Honors Program presents a talk with cultural theorist and University of Chicago professor Malynne Sternstein that weaves Czech surrealism into the urgency of Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project. Sternstein is an associate professor in Slavic languages and literature and the chair of the Fundamentals: Issues and Texts program at the University of Chicago. Her interests include Czech, Russian and Central European studies; the European avant-garde; semiotic theory; performance theory; gender and sexuality; aesthetic theory (kitsch); and narratology.

Tuesday, April 9, 7:00 – 8:30pm | i3 Photo Lecture: Ted Morrison | 136 West 21st Street, Room 418F

MPS Digital Photography presents a talk with Ted Morrison, a globally recognized award-winning photographer based in New York, specializing in still life photography, part of the program’s i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series. Morrison has garnered international recognition for his work, having produced and photographed advertising campaigns for some of the most prestigious luxury brands worldwide. Morrison’s photographs have been widely published in an array of international editorials, and his personal work has been exhibited at prestigious galleries.

In the final months of this academic year, April’s exhibition and event offerings largely center on thesis finals and graduating student works.