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Conversations with Artists

 

Conversations with Artists

The lively Conversations with Artists series provides an opportunity to hear from and speak with leading contemporary artists in an informal, small-group setting. These early-evening, weekday programs take place in the Carriage House on Hillyer Court, just behind the museum. 

The Conversations are presented by The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art and cosponsored by The George Washington University. 

UPCOMING SEASON: OCTOBER 2011–APRIL 2012

Conversations with Artists: Art as Experience
With emphasis on the importance of experience and interpretation, drawing from the philosophy of museum founder Duncan Phillips, as well as theorist John Dewey, this season will focus on artists whose works are phenomenological, experiential, and site-responsive.

Fall 2011
Wolfgang Laib, October 12
The Otolith Group, October 19
Jill Downen, November 9

Spring 2012
Anthony McCall, February 15
Janine Antoni, March 28
William Pope. L, April 4 

Download the 2011-12 program card

Register for a Conversation with Artist program

Nearly three dozen artists working in various media have participated since the inception of the program in 2006, including: Vito Acconci, Jorge Pardo, Hans Haacke, Nikki S. Lee, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, William Christenberry, Mel Chin, Fred Wilson, Andrea Fraser, Matthew Ritchie, Alice Aycock, and Walid Raad, among others.

For a complete listing, visit the Past Conversations with Artists page.

For audio recordings, visit the Center Podcasts page


Artist Alice Aycock during her Conversation on May 4, 2011. Photo: Benjamin Resine for Red Bell Photo.

Artist Matthew Ritchie during his Conversation on April 27, 2011. Photo: Benjamin Resine for Red Bell Photo.