Nasher Prize Dialogues: Graduate Symposium Day 2

Graduate students from across the globe present scholarly work related to 2020 Nasher Prize Laureate Michael Rakowitz. Student presentations occurred in a series of lunchtime talks October 27 –October 29, 2020, moderated by Dr. Nada Shabout, Director of the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Initiative (CAMCSI) at the University of North Texas.

How Museums and Contemporary Artists Handle Cultural Destruction and Loss

3:00 Introduction by Dr. Nada Shabout
4:04 Eliza Harrison, Williams College: “The Culture of Loss in the Digital Age: Michael Rakowtiz’s The invisible enemy should not exist and the Politics of Reconstruction”
24:14 Ava Hess, University of California, Los Angeles: “‘They Destroy, We Rebuild’ Resettling Syrian Art in the American Museum”
47:16 Q&A

The Nasher Prize is the annual international prize for a living artist in recognition of a body of work that has had an extraordinary impact on the understanding of sculpture. The Dialogues are intended to foster international awareness of sculpture and to stimulate discussion and debate. Programs—including panel discussions, lectures, and symposia—are held in cities around the world on a yearly basis, offering engagement with various audiences, and providing myriad perspectives and insight into the ever-expanding field of sculpture.

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