Hosted by China Academy of Art President Xu Jiang and San Francisco Art Institute President Gordon Knox, this two-day symposium and film series intends to consider “artistic intelligence” and the mission of an art academy in the age of artificial intelligence and disorienting technological change. The symposium will feature leading scholars from China and North America, including professors of art history and practice, curators, and art program directors from top American, Canadian and Chinese art schools, galleries and museums.
Speakers:
Xu Jiang, President of the China Academy of Art
Gordon Knox, President of San Francisco Art Institute
Ren Ming, Special Assistant to the President for China Affairs at San Francisco Art Institute
Ivan Gaskell, Professor of Cultural History and Museum Studies at Bard Graduate Center, New York City
David Joselit, Distinguished Professor of Art History at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Steven Henry Madoff, Chair, MA Curatorial Practice, School of Visual Arts
Trinh T. Minh-ha, Artist
Gao Shiming, Professor and Vice President at China Academy of Arts
Tang Xiaobing, Professor at the University of Michigan
Xie Caomin, Professor of Art at Clayton State University
Thomas Lawson, Dean of the School of Art at CalArts
Hong Zaixin, Professor at Puget Sound University and Guest Professor at CAA
Jay Xu, Museum Director at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Nicholas De Monchaux, Professor at UC Berkeley Center for New Media
Josette Melchor, Founder of Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Stephen Beal, President of California College of the Arts
Cristóbal Martínez, Chair of Art + Technology at San Francisco Art Institute
Gwen Farrelly, Global Director of Rhode Island School of Design
Jay Coogan, President of IYRS School of Technology and Trades
Zheng Shengtian, Curator and Chief Inspector at Vancouver Art Museum
Laurie Baefsky, Associate Dean for Research, Collaboration, and Innovation at University of Colorado, Denver
Ulrich Lehmann, Professor of Interdisciplinary Design and Arts at The New School
Jindong Cai, Director of the US-China Music Institute at Bard College
Full Schedule (Subject to Change):
Welcome + Keynote Speakers
Friday, November 16 | 1–5pm
Osher Lecture Hall
SFAI—Chestnut Street Campus
Opening Reception
Friday, November 16 | 5–8pm
Walter and McBean Galleries, Diego Rivera Gallery, & Courtyard
SFAI—Chestnut Street Campus
Symposium + Round Table
Saturday, November 17 | 1–5pm
Atrium
SFAI—Fort Mason Campus
Film Screenings
Sunday, November 18 | 1–6pm
Osher Lecture Hall
SFAI—Chestnut Street Campus
Hosted by China Academy of Art President Xu Jiang and San Francisco Art Institute President Gordon Knox, this two-day symposium and film series intends to consider “artistic intelligence” and the mission of an art academy in the age of artificial intelligence and disorienting technological change. The symposium will feature leading scholars from China and North America, including professors of art history and practice, curators, and art program directors from top American, Canadian and Chinese art schools, galleries and museums.
Speakers:
Xu Jiang, President of the China Academy of Art
Gordon Knox, President of San Francisco Art Institute
Ren Ming, Special Assistant to the President for China Affairs at San Francisco Art Institute
Ivan Gaskell, Professor of Cultural History and Museum Studies at Bard Graduate Center, New York City
David Joselit, Distinguished Professor of Art History at The Graduate Center, CUNY
Steven Henry Madoff, Chair, MA Curatorial Practice, School of Visual Arts
Trinh T. Minh-ha, Artist
Gao Shiming, Professor and Vice President at China Academy of Arts
Tang Xiaobing, Professor at the University of Michigan
Xie Caomin, Professor of Art at Clayton State University
Thomas Lawson, Dean of the School of Art at CalArts
Hong Zaixin, Professor at Puget Sound University and Guest Professor at CAA
Jay Xu, Museum Director at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
Nicholas De Monchaux, Professor at UC Berkeley Center for New Media
Josette Melchor, Founder of Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Stephen Beal, President of California College of the Arts
Cristóbal Martínez, Chair of Art + Technology at San Francisco Art Institute
Gwen Farrelly, Global Director of Rhode Island School of Design
Jay Coogan, President of IYRS School of Technology and Trades
Zheng Shengtian, Curator and Chief Inspector at Vancouver Art Museum
Laurie Baefsky, Associate Dean for Research, Collaboration, and Innovation at University of Colorado, Denver
Ulrich Lehmann, Professor of Interdisciplinary Design and Arts at The New School
Jindong Cai, Director of the US-China Music Institute at Bard College
Full Schedule (Subject to Change):
Welcome + Keynote Speakers
Friday, November 16 | 1–5pm
Osher Lecture Hall
SFAI—Chestnut Street Campus
Opening Reception
Friday, November 16 | 5–8pm
Walter and McBean Galleries, Diego Rivera Gallery, & Courtyard
SFAI—Chestnut Street Campus
Symposium + Round Table
Saturday, November 17 | 1–5pm
Atrium
SFAI—Fort Mason Campus
Film Screenings
Sunday, November 18 | 1–6pm
Osher Lecture Hall
SFAI—Chestnut Street Campus
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