Arts + Design Mondays @ BAMPFA—2017–18
September 11, 2017–April 30, 2018
This lecture series asks: What is the role of public assembly in our current moment?
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Monday, April 30, 6:30 PMReassembling Hope with Rebecca Solnit, Dacher Keltner, Dan Kammen, Shannon Jackson, and Friends of the Bay Area Book Festival
Join author and UC Berkeley alum Rebecca Solnit and others as they bring both Arts + Design Mondays and the 2018 Bay Area Book Festival to a close with a conversation on the idea of hope.
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Monday, April 23, 6:30 PMOn Social Architecture: Democracy, Design, and New Networks with Eric McDougall
The head of the design and branding agency Black Ink talks about the idea of “social architecture,” a practice that seeks to forge connections and drive design strategies that serve to bring people face to face and closer together.
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Monday, April 16, 6:30 PMAbolition Feminisms with Angela Davis
Hear from famed activist, scholar, and educator Angela Davis, whose recent work has focused on the prison industrial complex and the possibility of its abolition.
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Monday, April 9, 6:30 PMNew Art, Flag Art, Good Art, Portal Art with Ian Cheng
Artist Ian Cheng discusses his work, which explores the nature of mutation and the capacity of humans to relate to change.
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Monday, April 2, 6:30 PMCarme Pinós: Recent Works
The illustrious Barcelona-based architect discusses her recent work.
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Monday, March 19, 6:30 PMYugoexport Is the Name of This Oral Corporation with Irena Haiduk
An evening with artist Irena Haiduk, founder of the “oral corporation” Yugoexport.
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Monday, March 12, 6:30 PMPublic Happiness with Judith Butler and Zeynep Gambetti
UC Berkeley Professor Judith Butler and Turkish political philosopher Zeynep Gambetti discuss the idea of public happiness in the wake of public resistance.
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Monday, March 5, 6:30 PMThe Perennial Mindset in the Era of Ageless with Gina Pell and Susan Hoffman
Gina Pell talks about the group she calls Perennials—people who represent a mindset, not a generational demographic. She is joined by Susan Hoffmann, director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
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Monday, February 26, 6:30 PMThe Natural History Museum and the Future of Nature with Beka Economopoulos and Dan Kammen
Join us for a conversation between Beka Economopoulos, cofounder of Not an Alternative, and Dan Kammen, professor of energy at UC Berkeley.
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Monday, February 12, 6:30 PM2018 Regents’ Lecture by Emily Jacir
Artist and filmmaker Emily Jacir delivers this year’s talk in UC Berkeley’s prestigious Regents’ Lectureship program.
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Monday, February 5, 6:30 PMConnectivity as Human Right with Nicholas Negroponte
An evening with MIT Media Lab cofounder and technology pioneer Nicholas Negroponte.
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Monday, January 29, 6:30 PMIndexical Ambivalence with Kris Paulsen
Ohio State University professor of art history and film studies Kris Paulsen discusses the semiotic notion of the index in the age of the digital interface.
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Monday, January 22, 6:30 PMVisualizing the World: The New Reporting from the UC Berkeley Journalism School
Edward Wasserman, Richard Koci Hernandez, Monica Lam, and Ken Light share innovative work by students at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.
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Monday, December 4, 6:30 PMThe Aerial View in Motion with Bull.Miletic
The two artists of Bull.Miletic consider the visual paradigm of aerial imaging technologies including satellites and drones.
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Monday, November 27, 6:30 PMFrantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask with Isaac Julien and Judith Butler
Award-winning artist and filmmaker Julien returns to BAMPFA to present his film Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask, followed by a discussion with UC Berkeley professor Butler.
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Monday, November 20, 6:30 PMHit Parade: Musical Archives and Public Knowledge with Josh Kun
Kun, a writer, curator, USC professor, and MacArthur Fellow, explores how music can engage histories of erasure and displacement while imagining new forms of community and collaboration.
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Monday, November 13, 6:30 PMReassemblage (Theory, Practice, Form) with Bill Brown
The University of Chicago’s deputy provost for the arts excavates the deep philosophical history of assemblage.
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Monday, November 6, 6:30 PMWe Must Conjure Our Gods Before We Obey Them with Michael Rock
The acclaimed designer, educator, and author talks about the pervasive influence of design in contemporary life.
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Monday, October 30, 6:30 PMThe Art of Emotions/Emotions in Art: From the Pixar Film to the Empathetic Museum with Dacher Keltner
Keltner, a UC Berkeley professor and codirector of the Greater Good Science Center, talks about art and empathy.
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Monday, October 23, 6:30 PMSocially Engaged Internet Art: The Aesthetics of Information Ethics with Paolo Cirio
Artist, activist, and cultural critic Cirio discusses how socially engaged Internet art can maximize both social and artistic efficacy.
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Monday, October 16, 6:30 PMBlack Futures: On Race in Art, Curation, and Digital Engagement with Kimberly Drew and Stephen Best
Drew, an influential blogger and the social media manager for The Met, discusses curation, social media, race, and institutions with UC Berkeley professor Best.
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Monday, October 9, 6:30 PMAssembling a Native Commons with Tony Abeyta and Friends
An evening with Abeyta, an acclaimed Navajo contemporary artist based in Berkeley and Santa Fe.
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Monday, October 2, 6:30 PMImplementing Arte Útil with Tania Bruguera
Artist and activist Tania Bruguera discusses the concept of Arte Útil, or “useful art.”
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Monday, September 25, 6:30 PMWorld Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech with Franklin Foer and Nicholas Thompson
Foer, a staff writer for the Atlantic, exposes the dark underpinnings of our most idealistic dreams for technology. Wired editor Nicholas Thompson joins him in conversation.
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Monday, September 18, 6:30 PMPerforming Strangers: Revisioning the Political Divide with Arlie Russell Hochschild and Benjamin Russell
The author of the bestselling book Strangers in Their Own Land talks about theater and community with actor and researcher Ben Russell.
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Monday, September 11, 6:30 PMPublic (Re)Assembly with Shannon Jackson and UC Berkeley Faculty
UC Berkeley’s associate vice chancellor of arts and design joins Cal faculty to discuss the Arts + Design Initiative and reflect on the concept of assembly.