Hal Fischer Symposium | Presentation by Eugenie Brinkema at Krannert Art Museum

Описание: Presentation by Eugenie Brinkema, "Form Is Vers"
Introduction by Lilya Kaganovsky

Presented at Symposium: Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics
Made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art

About the Presenter: Eugenie Brinkema
Assoc. Prof of Literature & Film, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Brinkema’s research in film and media studies focuses on violence, affect, sexuality, aesthetics, and ethics in texts ranging from the horror film to gonzo pornography, from the body of films dubbed “New European Extremism” to the viral media forms of terrorism.

Watch a public symposium on the photography of Hal Fischer, featuring an international panel of scholars responding to the artist about his body of work. This lecture focuses on a presentation by Eugenie Brinkeman.

About Hal Fischer & Tim Dean

This public symposium was organized by Tim Dean, James M. Benson Professor in English at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Dean is the guest curator of Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics at Krannert Art Museum. His research on human sexuality encompasses historical, cultural, philosophical, and psychoanalytic perspectives, with particular interest in what kinds of vocabularies are available, at different historical moments, for talking about sex.

Photographer Hal Fischer will be the respondent for this symposium. Over a career spanning four decades, Fischer has been an artist, art critic, and museum professional. His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions and is featured in both public and private collections.

About KAM
Krannert Art Museum (KAM) promotes a vibrant exchange of ideas in the visual arts. Located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, KAM is the second largest general fine arts museum in Illinois. More information can be found at kam.illinois.edu