Moderated by Camran Mani (Curatorial Assistant, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts) and Matthias Waschek (Director, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts)

Thursday, April 24, 2008

SESSION 1: Introduction to the Pulitzer and to the exhibition and open discussion.

Entrance Gallery 

SESSION 2: The Coloring of Experience: Flavin Conceptually and Perceptually

Lower Main Gallery 

• Wendy Vogel, "What concept of intentionality motivates the re-creation of historical installations, such as Flavin's Green Gallery show of 1964 now in New York? What does nostalgia come into play? How does this compare with Constructed Light?"
• Eilisa Weichbrodt, "Flavin on View: A solitary or communal experience?"
• Caitlin Haskell, "Understanding Flavin though "arche-drawing": What does is mean to color with line when line itself is literally colorful?"
• Allison Myers, "Dan Flavin: Master of the obvious? The obvious as a means to the sublime?"
• Lynne Cooke, Question/Conclusions 

Friday, April 25, 2008

SESSION 3: The Framer and the Framed: Flavin in Light of his Abstract Expressionist Predecessors

North Main Gallery 

• Katie Geha, "The Rectangular Formats: What do Flavin's 'pictures' have to say about painting?"
• Matt Bailey, "What did Flavin stand to gain by declaring his work decorative while Greenberg frowned on decoration?"
• Katie Anania, "What motivated Flavin to project a lack of concern about the reception of his early work?"
• Angela Miller and John Klein, Questions/Conclusions

SESSION 4: Apprehending and Extending an Art Inseparable from Material Circumstances

Lower Gallery

• Jess Wilcox, "Felix Gonzalez-Torres after Flavin: Casting the obsolescence of materials in a new light?"
• Christina Linden, "Preserving installation based artwork by the likes of Flavin and Beuys for the future: What is responsible (and possible) in terms of documentation?" 
• Bryna Campbell, "Pedagogicial questions about Constructed Light, such as, What background information is necessary for a deep appreciation of Flavin at the Pulitzer? How should that information be conveyed?"
• Richard Shiff, Questions/Conclusion