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Edgar Heap of Birds’ signs and a lecture at Temple Contemporary

This past Thursday, Tyler School of Art alum, Edgar Heap of Birds (b.1954) presented a fascinating lecture about art and life to a huge crowd in Temple Contemporary Gallery. An internationally recognized artist, Heap of Birds’ conceptual art employs text, abstraction, and installation to reference his Native American identity and culture, or other global indigenous cultures. Heap of Birds is a professor of art and Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He has travelled widely to teach, live, and make work about the stories and lives of people whose cultures have been forcibly erased. Part of his practice ... More » »

The artist and social communication – Richard Birkett and Martin Beck talk at Temple Contemporary

I must admit I am not well versed on the subject of institutional critique. So, reading the press blurb for “The Artist and Social Communication,” a talk by Richard Birkett and Martin Beck at Tyler School of Art’s gallery, Temple Contemporary, I was curious about what awaited me. The talk resulted in a stimulating discussion about the politics behind artistic expression and its intrinsic relation to the public sphere. Birkett, curator of alternative New York gallery, Artists Space, began his portion of the discussion by speaking on the mechanisms and qualities of exhibition design by relating his thoughts to the works of the ... More » »

Ashley Hunt – Art, Participation and Social Engagement, a talk at Temple Contemporary

“The most important thing art can do is create a conversation between people in a room.” Martha Rosler’s quote would appear to be an inspiration for artist Ashley Hunt and his talk at Temple Contemporary on September 10. The gallery was packed with professors, students, and art enthusiasts ready to engage in the discussion. “Questions of Art, Participation, and Social Engagement” was a conversation between Ashley Hunt, Philip Glahn, Associate Professor of Critical Studies and Aesthetics at Tyler and the audience. Glahn posed questions and led the discussion. The evening was planned as a discussion in four parts, but with ... More » »