Where art worlds meet: multiple modernities and the global salon. An international symposium in Venice, 9-12 December
Four days of conferences, round tables and discussions will be held in Venice between 9th and 12th December 2005 at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti - Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti -, in line with the programme of an international symposium entitled Where Art Worlds Meet: Multiple Modernities and the Global Salon. It will be headed by Robert Storr, director of the 52nd International Art Exhibition to be held in 2007.
The aim is to re-examine the complex origins and development of the Venice Biennale, consider its current functions and organisation and cast an eye into the future in a context in which the model it created over a century ago has been extended to over a hundred cities and countries. Over thirty speakers from various countries including university lecturers, critics, artists, museum directors and curators will contribute to a broad debate on the proliferation and transformation of a phenomenon which first appeared with the Venice Biennale. The directors of the Biennale International Art Exhibitions since 1988 will also take part and bring the contribution of their personal experience. It will be possible to attend the symposium on the Internet thanks to [talksaver], a device based on the «E-pres» software developed by France Télécom R&D. Thanks to this, it will be possible to have a transcription of the speeches, produced as these are given and published online in real time. These will be placed on a page created within the Biennale website, giving life to a new hypertext.
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