Curating Performance

Fourth Annual Curating Performance Symposium

The Department of Performance Studies presents the Fourth Annual Curating Symposium: Curating Performance The final panel, "Curating Utopia" is dedicated to a consideration of José Muñoz's ongoing impact on art practices and curating. Panelists include Barbara Browning, Nao Bustamante, Miguel Gutierrez, and Fred Moten with Ann Pellegrini as the moderator. 

This event will be followed by a book launch and celebration with NYU Press for the 10th Anniversary Edition of José Muñoz's “Cruising Utopia.” 

The following schedule is subject to change. Check back for updates.

SCHEDULE

*NOTE: RSVP applies for individual panels. Please RSVP for each panel you will attend. Please arrive early to claim a seat. Once capacity has been reached, guests will be asked to move to spill-over rooms (Rooms 611 & 613), where the event will be live-streamed. Seating is first come, first served.

10:30am – 12:00pm
Indigeneity and Curation: André Lepecki, Chair / Jane Anderson, Emily Johnson, Jordan Wilson 
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12:00pm – 1:00pm
Lunch

1:00pm – 2:20pm
Performance / Video: Malik Gaines, Chair / Alhena Katsof, Alexandro Segade, Christina Yang
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2:30pm – 3:50pm
Gynarchivism: Barbara Browning, Chair / Julietta Singh, Olivia Gagnon, Sarah Richter
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4:00pm – 5:20pm
Image as Performance: Allen S. Weiss, Chair / Wafaa Bilal, Isolde Brielmaier, Lorie Novak, Deb Willis
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5:30pm – 7:00pm
Curating Queer Futurity: Artists Cruising Utopia with José Esteban Muñoz: Ann Pellegrini, Chair / Barbara Browning, Nao Bustamante, Miguel Gutierrez, Fred Moten
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7:00pm – 8:00pm
Reception & Book Launch

  • ALLEN S. WEISS, FROM CHANTAL THOMAS, EAST VILLAGE BLUES (ÉDITIONS DU SEUIL, 2019)

    ALLEN S. WEISS, FROM CHANTAL THOMAS, EAST VILLAGE BLUES (ÉDITIONS DU SEUIL, 2019)

  • José Esteban Muñoz's "Cruising Utopia"

    José Esteban Muñoz's "Cruising Utopia"