Dear friends and relations,
The kick- off to the upcoming academic year at the DAI took place late September and early October, when we participated in the third Autonomy Project's school and in the Mobile Art School in Liverpool and on top of that introduced our entirely renewed course structure to our 30 first - and second year students.
This week, in Arnhem, our faculty is about to embark on the year- long intensive trajectory that will enable participants to deepen their critical understanding of theoretical, political, curatorial and productional aspects of art practice today.
I am thrilled to invite those of you who are around in the Netherlands to join us for a PUBLIC evening lecture on Wednesday, October 31: I heart my computer because all my friends live in it: affect, technology and social relationships in a networked society by Nishant Shah from Bangalore, India.
The coming days we will furthermore have Alena Alexandrova, Doreen Mende, Jorinde Seijdel, Florian Cramer, Praneet Soi, Grant Watson, Frederique Bergholtz, Tanja Baudoin, Vivian Ziherl, Renée Ridgway, Nishant Shah, Simon Ferdinando, Yolande van der Heide, Christian Nyampeta, Tea Hvala, Nick Aikens and Florian Göttke on board for tutorials, reading groups and workshops.
The gatherings are not necessarily (all) open to the public but visitors are always welcome for a cup of coffee and a chat or discussion in our Reading Room, where you can also have a look at our publications. Contact Jacq van der Spek if you feel like dropping by.
An overview of this week's program can be found in the schedule below.
Next DAI-week ( November 20- December 2) our qualities as a "roaming academy" will be tested when we move the entire program to Amsterdam to take part, exactly as ourselves, in a huge gathering of young art initiatives and masterprograms curated by Natasha Ginwala and Fleur van Muiswinkel and entitled INexactlyTHIS.
If we won't see you in Arnhem the coming days we'll maybe have the chance to meet you there ?
Very much looking forward to that,
bests,
SCHEDULE DAI-WEEK 29 October / 2 November
October 29: Monday
Reading for Writing or How to Do Things with Theory
13:00 - 14:00 communal lunch
14:00 – 17:00 Reading group Alena Alexandrova
14:00 – 17:00 Reading group Doreen Mende
14:00 – 17:00 Reading group Jorinde Seijdel
18:30 - 19:30 communal dinner
19:30 - 21:00 Lecture by Florian Cramer upon invitation from Jorinde Seijdel
October 30: Tuesday
10:30 - 20:30 Lecture Presentations
by students before an audience of peers and special guests; this week Praneet Soi and Nishant Shah. Discussion moderated by Gabriëlle Schleijpen
20:30 - 21:30 Florian Göttke will present an outline of his PhD research "The Volatile Image" that he will conduct jointly at the Dutch Art Institute and the University of Amsterdam.
Additional:
10:00 - 17:00 face to face meetings students and Reading for Writing tutors.
13:00 - 14:00 communal lunch
19:00 -20:00 communal dinner
Location: DAI auditorium, Kortestraat 27, Arnhem.
October 31: Wednesday
Tutorials with Grant Watson, Frederique Bergholtz, Tanja Baudoin
Renée Ridgway and students will leave for
10:45 - 14:00 Utrecht. Visit exhibition: How Much Fascism? at BAK
14:30-17:00: Casco. Aural Contract: The Whole Truth by Lawrence Abu Hamdan .
18:30 communal dinner at the DAI in Arnhem
19:30 Public Lecture by Nishant Shah
November 1: Thursday
10:00 - 21:00 Face to face meetings
One on one meetings between students and (guest)tutors. This week with Grant Watson, Frederique Bergholtz, Tanja Baudoin, Vivian Ziherl, Renée Ridgway, Simon Ferdinando, Yolande van der Heide, Christian Nyampeta, Tea Hvala, Nick Aikens and Florian Göttke.
13:00 - 14:00 communal lunch
19:00 -20:00 communal dinner
Additional activities:
Co-op Academy: How to Live Together
09.00 - 11:00 Workshop
17:29 train to Amsterdam. Kodwo Eshun and Anjalika Sagar of The Otolith Group will be interviewed by film scholar and critic Eric de Bruyn. Location: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Co-op Academy: Useful Art
17.24 departure to Eindhoven for Giant Step at the Van Abbemuseum.
Full 3 day-program for Useful Art participants: here
November 2: Friday
10:00 - 17:00 Co-op Academy
Co-op Academy: Occupation Evacuation Transmission. This week with Frederique Bergholtz, Tanja Baudoin and Vivian Ziherl. Location: DAI
Co-op Academy : Publishing Class III - How to Live Together. This week with Yolande van der Heide, Christian Nyampeta, Tea Hvala. Location: DAI
Co-op Academy: Useful Art. This week with Nick Aikens and of course numerous others at Giant Step. Location: Eindhoven
13:00 - 14:00 communal lunch
17:00 end of program ( except for Useful Art -group)
November 3: Saturday
For Co-op Academy: Useful Art participants only. Location: Eindhoven.
10:00 - 17:00 Workshops Giant Step
19:00 - 00:00 Closing Party - De Fabriek - Baarstraat 38, Eindhoven