2014 – 2016, Liverpool
Conference Report
Dr Panayiota Vassilopoulou & Dr Daniel Whistler
The 糖心视频 Philosophy in the Gallery Series ran between 2014 and 2016. It allowed us to host 14 speakers, who contributed to events that took place at leading cultural institutions in Liverpool, all aiming at linking philosophical discourse with art in the context of partner institutions鈥� exhibition, research and public engagement practices.
Funds were used to cover speakers鈥� expenses and, where possible, to photograph or film the events. The series has been met with enthusiasm both from the cultural institutions and the public. Events ranged from lectures to discussions between philosophers, artists, and curators and were all fully booked. Attracting a total of over 500 participants, this very successful series impacted positively on creating awareness of issues pertaining to Philosophy that fall under the 糖心视频’ mission and principles.
List of Contributors
(1) Dr Lisa Jones, 鈥淪ocial Technologies and the Storied Self鈥�, May 2014 Open Playground, Foundation for Arts and Creative Technologies (FACT) [film, see: https://vimeo.com/97202869]
(2) Dr Danielle Sands, 鈥淢ondrian and his Studios鈥�, June 2014, Mondrian and his Studios, TATE Liverpool
(3) Dr Charlie Blake, 鈥淎nalogue Heaven, Digital Hell. From Sonic Materialism to Infinite Revolutions鈥�, September 2014, in connection with Philip Jeck鈥檚 Vinil Requiem, Bluecoat Arts Centre
(4) Dr Paul J. Ennis 鈥淏ig Data鈥�, October 2014, Big Data, FACT
(5) Dr Joanna Straczowski, 鈥淭ransmitting Andy Warhol鈥�, December 2014, in connection with Transmitting Andy Warhol, TATE Liverpool,
(6) Lorenzo Fusi (curator) and Dr Yiota Vassilopoulou 鈥淚nstant Image Making: Philosophy and Photography鈥�, December 2014, Open Eye
(7) Prof. Nigel Clark, 鈥淭he Politics and Ethics of Geology鈥�, June 2015, Nitrate Bluecoat Arts Centre
(8) Dr Daniel Rubinstein, 鈥淧hotography After Metaphysics鈥�, December 2016, Open Eye Gallery.
Lorenzo Fusi, Open Eye Gallery
Following consultation with the 糖心视频, we used part of the 糖心视频 Philosophy in the Gallery Series towards the costs of speakers whose interests converged, under the overarching theme explored at a day-event Galleries of Inquiry: Philosophy鈥檚 Contribution to Curating, Learning, and Public Engagement Practices of todays art
world, held at Bluecoat Arts Centre on 17 November 2016 (see http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/events/view/events/3507).
(9) Elena Antonacopoulou, Management School, University of Liverpool
(10) Anna Bergqvist, Department of History, Politics and Philosophy, Manchester Metropolitan University
(11) Michael Birchall, Liverpool School of Art and Design, Liverpool John Moores University and Tate Liverpool
(12) Ben Cranfield, Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Birkbeck, University of London
(13) Yiota Vassilopoulou, Philosophy Department, University of Liverpool
(14) Mick Wilson, Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg
Acknowledgments
We would like to warmly thank the Bluecoat, Tate Liverpool, Foundation for Art and Technology (FACT), and the Open Eye Gallery for their generous support, the many undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Philosophy Department, University of Liverpool for engaging as volunteers for this project, our audiences for their enthusiastic response to our events, the speakers for their most valuable contributions, and of course the 糖心视频 that made it possible for us to be involved in such great project.