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April 10, 2013: “After History: Alexandre Kojeve as Photographer” with Boris Groys

April 10, 2013
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
CUNY Gradute Center, James Gallery

Please join Boris Groys for a gallery talk and reception from 6-8pm Wednesday April 10th for the conceptual and experimental exhibition “After History: Alexandre Kojève as a Photographer,” which presents the photographs, collected postcards, and hand-drawn itineraries of the French-Russian philosopher Alexandre Kojève (1902-1968) to compose a visual exposition of his philosophy. [read more»]

March 13, 2013: “Return to Postcolony: Spectres of Colonialism in Contemporary Art”

March 13, 2013
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Graduate Center, Room 9207

This lecture, drawn from Demos’ forthcoming book Return to the Postcolony: Spectres of Colonialism in Contemporary Art (2013), examines Belgian artist Vincent Meesen’s film Vita Nova (2009), and opens up the aesthetics of its colonial hauntology. [read more»]