{"id":5655,"date":"2017-05-24T12:56:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T12:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laps-rietveld.nl\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2017-09-19T12:00:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T12:00:47","slug":"book-launch-compassion-and-being-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laps-rietveld.nl\/?p=5655","title":{"rendered":"Book Launch Compassion and Being Public"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being Public<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Compassion<\/em>, two new publications by Valiz and LAPS, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, ask how art creates the public and how the public shapes art. The books will be presented on Friday 2 June by Rini Hurkmans and Jeroen Boomgaard at Nieuw Dakota with a programme about the link between, art institutions, publics, and the public domain.<\/p>\n

What is the relationship between art and the public? This question has become more and more prominent in current debates on the significance of arts and culture. It is also one of the central themes in the first two editions in the new Valiz series\u00a0Making Public<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Compassion: A Paradox in Art and Society\u00a0<\/em>investigates what space an artwork can occupy in the public domain, how it can draw attention to ethical issues in society, and how it can spur individuals and groups into action. The starting point for this theoretical and practice-based exploration is the conceptual artwork\u00a0Flag of Compassion<\/em>, initiated by Rini Hurkmans.\u00a0Being Public: How Art Creates the Public<\/em>\u00a0investigates, from different perspectives, the notion of ‘public’. The meaning of both ‘art publics’ and ‘public space’ have become complex in a time where boundaries between public and private are shifting, and where ‘the public’ actually comprises different groups of changing composition and identity. What does it mean to be public today?<\/p>\n

On the occasion of the release of these books, we invite\u00a0directors and curators of three Dutch art institutions to reflect on the link between art, institutions, and the public.\u00a0What role does the public play for art institutions, especially for institutions that aim to link art and the public domain?\u00a0Binna Choi<\/span>, director of Casco, Utrecht;\u00a0Steven ten Thije<\/span>, curator at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; and\u00a0Josien Pieterse<\/span>, director at Framer Framed, Amsterdam, will share their visions and viewpoints. The conversation will be moderated by independent curator and writer\u00a0Laurie Cluitmans<\/span>. After the debate there will be time to reflect, discuss, and toast to the arrival of these publications.<\/p>\n

Location: Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam (NL)
\nDate and time: 2 June 2017, 17:00, doors open 16:30
\nEntrance: free
\nLanguage: English<\/p>\n

NEW VALIZ SERIES ‘MAKING PUBLIC’
\nThe series ‘Making Public’ investigates \u2018the public\u2019, the civil domain where space, knowledge, values and commodities are shared. Graphic design:\u00a0Template Visual Design Studio<\/a>. See\u00a0www.valiz.nl<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

Compassion: A Paradox in Art and Society<\/a>
\nEditors: Jeroen Boomgaard, Rini Hurkmans, Judith Westerveld
\n160 pp, 24 x 17 cm, paperback, English, ISBN:\u00a0978-94-92095-29-9, \u20ac 19,90
\nwith\u00a0LAPS\/Rietveld<\/a>, supported by Mondriaan Fund<\/p>\n

Being Public: How Art Creates the Public<\/a>
\nEditors: Jeroen Boomgaard, Rogier Brom
\n200 pp, 24 x 17 cm, paperback, English, ISBN:\u00a0978-94-92095-28-2
\n\u20ac 19,90\u00a0with\u00a0LAPS\/Rietveld<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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