Events & Programs

Art and Perception: The Flavin Conversations
October 4, 2008 5:30pm - 7:30pm

The exhibition Dan Flavin: Constructed Light presents a unique opportunity to consider the shifting nature of light in the Pulitzer galleries and its ability to shape and redefine architectural space. Please join us for a conversation between researchers in the diverse fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, architecture, art and design who will discuss the challenges this work presents to our systems of perception.

 

Panelists:
Mark Rollins, Chair, Philosophy in Arts & Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Igor Marjanovich, Full-time faculty, Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis
Kristina Visscher, Post-doctoral researcher in Neuroscience, Harvard University (PhD, Washington University in St. Louis)
Carolyn Dufault, Graduate Student in Aging and Development, Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
Michael Byron, Associate Dean of Faculty, Professor, School of Art, Washington University in St. Louis
Matthias Waschek, Director, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts
Ken Botnick, Associate Professor of Art, Washington University in St. Louis