Lecture by Benjamin Thorel and Catherine Chevalier

kim? 

On April 6 at 6 p.m. in kim? a lecture by curator and writer Benjamin Thorel and  art historian, editor of  MAY Catherine Chevalier will be held.

Benjamin Thorel (castillo/corrales) in his part of the lecture titled "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" will talk about James McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903), British painter and writer, who fostered elaborate forms of positive and negative critique while fighting long letters with Oscar Wilde thus emphasizing the importance and possibilities of the precise use of language.

Catherine Chevalier will present the newest issue of contemporary art magazine MAY, No. 5, and will talk about "the history of the present". While lecturing on the history of the contemporary French art scene Chevalier will explain the background of her commitment to found a new magazine.

The first issue of MAY was published in June 2009. Since then it has developed to one of the leading contemporary art magazines in Europe questioning the neo-liberal production methods in contemporary art as well as critique and theory building.

During the evening at the exposition of "Valoda mākslā / Two Occasions" a performance by Gerry Bibby “Untitled Making Room in Two Acts. Act Two: Debut” will take place.

Language of the lecture - English. Free entrance.
All those wishing to attend the lecture are welcome to sign up by e-mailing to katrina.teivane@kim.lv.

Support: Centre culturel français Riga, airBaltic