Painting in the 21st Century Symposium at The Phillips Collection

I wish I could make it to this event, if you can, you should. I would really like to hear from Jonathan Fineberg
Symposium: Painting in the 21st Century

The Phillips Collection
1600 21st Street NW
Washington, DC

Saturday, September 27, 2008 10 am - 5 pm

Although widely proclaimed dead in the 1980s, painting has returned to prominence in recent years. This symposium will examine the state of contemporary painting from a range of perspectives, embracing the artist's point of view and those of the art historian and critic.

PARTICIPANTS: Yve-Alain Bois Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Spencer Finch Artist, Brooklyn, New York Jonathan Fineberg University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Blake Gopnik The Washington Post Suzanne Hudson University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dorothy M. Kosinski The Phillips Collection and Center for the Study of Modern Art Leng Lin Pace - Beijing Joseph Marioni Artist, New York City Stephen W. Melville Ohio State University Laura Owens Artist, Los Angeles Andrea Pollan Curator's Office, Washington, DC Richard Shiff University of Texas Elisabeth Sussman Whitney Museum of American Art Gordon VeneKlasen Michael Werner Gallery The fee for "Symposium: Painting in the 21st Century" is included in museum admission. Symposium Information For further information, e-Mail the Center for the Study of Modern Art or call 202.387.2151 x 286