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Conceptual Art Legacies Symposium & Film

Article released: Monday, 03 April, 2006

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On April 7 COFA UNSW, in conjunction with the Heimo Zobernig Project at ARTSPACE and David Pestorius Projects, will host a symposium and film screening dedicated to exploring the significance of Conceptual Art for critical modes of contemporary art practice.

The symposium CONCEPTUAL ART LEGACIES? (co-ordinated by COFA’s School of Art History & Theory) commences at 3pm and will be held in the College’s lecture theatre (EGO2) located in the Paddington campus and will feature presentations by:

• COFA lecturer Susan Best, on the art of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
• Gallerist and Curator, David Pestorius, on the art of Heimo Zobernig
• COFA lecturer Toni Ross, on the art of Mark Dion
and
• Sydney based artist Tony Schwensen - topic to be confirmed

The symposium will be followed by a special one night only screening of German art critic and artist Stefan Römer’s documentary: CONCEPTUAL PARADISE: THERE IS A PLACE FOR SOPHISTICATION

The film screening commences at 6pm, also in EGO2

• Stefan Römer will answer questions from the audience after the screening.

Admission to both the Symposium and Film screening is FREE.

For more information about the symposium: Conceptual Art Legacies?
Please call: 02 9385 0777 or 02 9385 0654

For more information about Stefan Römer’s film visit the link below.

Getting to COFA for the symposium – COFA is located on the corner of Oxford St and Greens Rd. Enter via the Greens Rd gate and follow the signs.

Stefan Römer’s visit to Australia has been organised by David Pestorius Projects.

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