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Rotterdam Dialogues: the Critics
Symposium
9, 10, 11 October 2008

Registration daily from 12:30 p.m.
Program begins at 1:30 p.m.

Over the course of several months, Witte de With presents a program of  three symposia, titled Rotterdam Dialogues: Critics, Curators, Artists. Structured to establish a lively platform for debate and exchang e, these symposia explore the practice of three of the central protagonis= ts of the contemporary art world: the critic, the curator and the artist.= Are these still the cultural actors who decide what is made, what is see n, and whether it is any good?

The art critic will be the subject of the first symposium, to be held on 9, 10 & 11 October 2008, titled Rotterdam Dialogues: the Critics. These three days are structured around a series of lectures, con versations, and panel discussions, creating a variety of moments for dialogue between the invited guests and the public.

Topics
Each day has an overarching theme, which is then subdivided into more precise topics and questions:
Thursday - Expectations, looking at questions such as editorial authority, who decides what we read about whom? Can criticism be taught? What does the public expect from art criticism, and what of artists' expectations?
Friday - Positions, exploring the critic's role in relation to the artist, to the audience, and to the art market, questioning the possibilities for criticality and independence in a field increasingly dominated by advertising.
Saturday - Contexts, examining the conditions that are necessary for art criticism to flourish - what is the key to an enduring art magazine? What possibilities can be created by DIY criticism, and how are new media changing the audience for art criticism?

The speakers include: Jennifer Allen (Artforum), Andrew Berardini (The Expanded Field), Achille Bonito Oliva (art historian); Martijn Boven ( 8weekly), Matthew Collings (artist, BBC), Ingrid Commandeur (Metropolis M), Diedrich Diederichsen (Prof.), Edo Dijksterhuis (Het Financieele Dagblad), Richard Dyer (Contemporary), Dominic Eichler (frieze), Isabelle Graw (Texte zur Kunst), Tim Griffin (Artforum), Melissa Gronlund (Afterall), Eva Karcher (Vogue), Koen Kleijn (De Groene Amsterdammer), Sven LFCtticken (Prof.), Niklas Maak (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung< /em>), Sina Najafi (Cabinet), Ho Tzu Nyen (Art Asia Pacific< /em>), Chantal Pontbriand (Parachute), Dirk PFCltau (De Witte Raaf), Mark Rappolt (ArtReview), Dieter Roelstraete ( Afterall), Margriet Schavemaker (Prof.), Edgar Schmitz (Kunstforum International),
Georg Schöllhammer (Springerin), Simon Sheikh (Prof.), Judy Freya Sibayan (Ctrl+P), Nick Stillman ( Bomb), Richard Streitmatter-Tran (diacritic.org), Jordan Strom (The Fillip Review), Pelin Tan (Muhtelif), Eric Troncy (Frog), Jan Verwoert (frieze), Michal Wolinski (< em>Piktogram).

Practical information
Time: Registration daily from 12:30 p.m.
Program starts daily at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets: 1 day ticket: €10, 3 day ticket: € 40 (€25*)
* reduction for <18, >65, students, Friends of Witte de With
Language: English
Location : Witte de With, 3rd floor

For further information, contact +31 (0)10 411 0144.