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Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects I
October 9, 2009
Dava J. Newman professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Mel Chin artist
Ann Hamilton professor, art, Ohio State University
Jeremy Liu artist, former director, Asian Community Development Corporation
Barbara Schaffer Bacon co-director, Animating Democracy
Carrie Lambert-Beatty professor, history of art and architecture, Harvard

Carrie Lambert-Beatty moderates a discussion on the negotiation between "art of protest" and "art of policy" with several of the most experienced and compelling voices in the field of contemporary creative practices: Ann Hamilton, Dava Newman, Mel Chin, Barbara Schaffer Bacon, and Jeremy Liu.

In organizing this event, Artists in Context hopes to inspire new ideas, fresh connections, and generative discussion concerning the evolving role of art and artists in revealing the political, economic, and social problems of our time.

By joining speakers from the arts, science, policy, and community realms, they demonstrate the necessary interconnectedness, risk, and crossing of boundaries that not only define the contemporary moment, but also open up new opportunities for cooperation and transformation.

BioSuit presentation courtesy of:
Prof. Dava Newman, MIT, invention, science and engineering
Guillermo Trotti, A.I.A., Trotti and Associates, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, USA): design.
Dainese (Vincenca, Italy): Fabrication

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Artists in Context: New Conversations, Ideas, and Projects II
Dava J. Newman
00:35:18
Carrie Lambert-Beatty moderates a discussion on the negotiation between "art of protest" and "art of policy" with several of the most experienced and compelling voices in the field of contemporary creative practices: Ann Hamilton, Dava Newman, Mel Chin, Barbara Schaffer Bacon, and Jeremy Liu.
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Town Hall: Part I
Malik Neal
00:50:40
CSI:NY's Hill Harper and filmmaker Gary Ross join local students and a panel of esteemed local experts for a timely Town Hall Meeting entitled, "Lincoln, Douglass and the Transformative Power of Words." The event seeks to underscore the importance of education in the lives of Abraham Lincol
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Cynthia Lopez
01:00:49
Cynthia Lopez, vice president of American Documentary's P.O.V., delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Women, Action & the Media conference.
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Ken Rynne
The comedy duo Planet Washington opens Cambridge Forum's 2009 fall season with a benefit performance. Ken Rynne, an alum of the renowned Capitol Steps troupe, and his faithful piano accompanist, Frank Plumer, are Planet Washington.
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Esther Nelson
00:47:16
Boston Lyric Opera’s General and Artistic Director Esther Nelson, Director of Artistic Operations Nicholas Russell, Director of Production Dan Duro and Carmen’s Stage Director Nicholas Muni share what it takes to get an opera to the stage, and discuss all that goes into creating a new produ
Tyranny of E-mail: The 4,000 Year Journey to Your Inbox
John Freeman
00:44:16
Freelance book reviewer John Freeman warns us about The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year-Journey to Your Inbox.
Image of Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design with CD-ROM
Author: Dava Newman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math (2001)
Binding: Hardcover, 470 pages
Author: Dava J. Newman
Publisher: Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute o (1995)
Binding: Unknown Binding, pages
Author: Barbara Schaffer Bacon
Publisher: Americans for the Arts (1999)
Binding: Spiral-bound, 127 pages
Image of Being Watched: Yvonne Rainer and the 1960s (October Books)
Author: Carrie Lambert-Beatty
Publisher: The MIT Press (2008)
Binding: Hardcover, 384 pages
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