Urban Field Speakers Series: Notions of public time

The Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, in association with the Visible City Project, is hosting a series of talks on how art can transform the experience of the city (I’ll be moderating one of the panels in April). The series also has an extremely good looking squirrel mascot. The talks run every 3 or 4 weeks — we’ll post a reminder each time — and the one tonight (Thursday) is about notions of public time.

Maaretta Jaukkuri on notions of public time
Moderated by Saara Liinamaa

Thursday, February 1 at 7:30 PM
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 124

Maaretta Jaukkuri is the Chief Curator at the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. She is the author of numerous articles and books on contemporary art.

Saara Liinamaa is a writer, researcher and doctoral candidate in the department of social and political thought at York University. Her research addresses issues in modern and contemporary art, culture and the city, such as art’s urban “playgrounds” and the role of the contemporary artist as urban researcher. Liinamaa is a member of the collective, Public Access.

It’s $8, but they say it’s guaranteed to sell out, so get there early. Here’s what’s upcoming:

March 1, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Hedwig Fijen
Luis Jacob, moderator
The Executive Director of the Manifesta Foundation (Amsterdam) speaks on the challenges of mounting an itinerant contemporary art biennale. Moderated by artist Luis Jacob.

April 4, 2007 at 7:30 PM
TBA
Presented in association with the Images Festival.

April 26, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Nelson Brissac
Shawn Micallef, moderator
The philosopher, curator and professor in the communication and semiotics program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Sà£o Paulo speaks on urban interventions. Moderated by an editor of Spacing magazine and Co-founder of [murmur].

May 17, 2007 at 7:30 PM
Constance Classen
Janine Marchessault, moderator
The professor of sociology and anthropology at Concordia University (Montréal) and co-author of Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell speaks on smell and the city. Moderated by the Canada Research Chair in art, digital media and globalization at York University.