Freedom: Do It Yourself
A public conversation between artists Sam Gould and Steve Lambert
Monday, July 20, 2009 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, Room 510
Admission: Free

A tricky word, Freedom is usually considered the lodestone of democracy. All too often this concept is found warped, mangled, and spun to benefit those utilizing it for control and usurpation of power for political and monetary gain.

Such is the opinion of artists Sam Gould and Steven Lambert, whose work aims to deconstruct abuses of the concept of Freedom. Using art as a hybrid of collective action, public demonstration, comedy, and the discussion of what America, and the world, could be—if only we were willing to ask questions and be willing to fail—Gould and Lambert's practice aims to dismantle and flatten perceived notions of power, history, and individual responsibility.

In this public discussion the pair highlight their projects (through groups such as Red76 and the Anti-Advertising Agency) which may often be found borrowing from other models—history, marketing, punk rock, indie rock, entertainment, and appropriation in the age of consumerism. The two also discuss artists and groups who utilize similar models of action and process, in turn mapping a strain of aesthetic practice that is in dialogue with the art world but also strives to adapt its language to engage the broadest audience possible.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

The Crits: Parsons Faculty on the Presidential Inauguration
A roundtable discussion

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Malcolm Klein Room
The New School, 66 West 12th Street, 5th floor
Free admission, reservations are recommended

One week after the presidential inauguration, Parsons’ faculty critiques not the students but this country’s new leader: the fashion, the stage, the sound, and the lights of the inaugural ceremonies for the 44th president of the United States. On the closing of the exhibition “OURS: Democracy in the Age of Branding,” this roundtable reveals how the pros judge what is served to the masses.

Participants hail from various departments at Parsons, ranging from fashion to product and lighting design, from constructed environments to new media. Moderated by Tim Marshall, Dean of Parsons The New School for Design.

Panelists include Shana Agid; Director of Academic Projects; Laura Auricchio, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art and Design History and Theory; Simon Collins, Dean, School of Fashion; Melanie Crean, Assistant Professor of Media Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Bill Gaskins, Lecturer in the Department of Photography, The School of Art and Design History and Theory; Arthur Ou, Assistant Professor of Photography, School of Art, Media, and Technology; Jane Pirone, Director, BFA Communication Design, School of Art, Media, and Technology; and Derek Porter, Director, MFA Lighting Design, School for Constructed Environments.

LECTURES

The Rogue State:
A panel discussion

Monday, March 9, 2009 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The New School, Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang College Building
Admission: $8, free for all students as well as New School faculty, staff and alumni with ID

“Rogue state” is a term for a state that threatens world peace. Usually a rogue state meets specific criteria: it is ruled by an authoritarian regime that severely restricts human rights, sponsors terrorism, and seeks or utilizes weapons of mass destruction. This panel examines the concept of popular sovereignty, the rogue as the new image of the enemy, and the suspension of law in a state of emergency—branded “the war on terror.” Using art, philosophy, and history as a framework for inquiry, panelists discuss the fundamental (in)divisibility of sovereignty.

Participants include Ayreen Anastas, artist and co-founder of the open platform 16 Beaver; Michael Naas, philosopher, translator and Derrida scholar; and Jason Smith, philosopher, writer and faculty member, MFA Program, Art Center College of Art and Design. Moderated by historian and Eugene Lang College faculty member Faisal Devji.