DAI Bulletin 2015-2016 no. 1
DAI-week number 1: kick-off in Eindhoven
SCHEDULE DAI-WEEK 14-18 September 2015
This introduction week has been organized by the DAI-team in partnership with Open!
Our temporary move to Eindhoven has been realized in collaboration with the Van Abbe Museum and the
Designhuis.
Chef (lunch & dinner) for the entire period in Eindhoven is the unparalleled Mari Pitkanen with her team.
Monday September 14
12:30 Welcome incoming and returning students and tutors at the Designhuis, Stadhuisplein 3 in Eindhoven
13:00 Communal lunch
14:00 Introduction to the Course Structure by DAI-director Gabriëlle Schleijpen
14.30 - 17:30 ROAMING ACADEMY: introductions to three new, year-long trajectories curated by
If I Can't Dance I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution
Tirdad Zolghadr in collaboration with Sarah Pierce
For the duration of the entire academic year every student will participate in one out of these 3 projects.
18:30 Drinks & communal dinner
Overnight stay in Eindhoven
Tuesday September 15
9:30 Breakast at the Designhuis
Todays's presentations will take place at the Van Abbemuseum.
11:00 Tour Van Abbemuseum.
13:00 Lunch Designhuis
Auditorium Van Abbemuseum
COOP ACADEMY: introductions to three new, year-long trajectories curated by
14:00 Van Abbemuseum
15:00 Casco
16:00 Open!
For the duration of the entire academic year every student will participate in one out of these 3 projects.
18:30 Drinks & communal dinner
Overnight stay in Eindhoven
Wednesday September 16
Day-long symposium curated and organized by DAI students and alumni
Program:
10:30 Arrival; Coffee/tea
11:00 - 11:15 Welcome by DAI & Open! & Introduction Ben Burtenshaw
11:15 - 12:00 Well, hello there!. Talking to technical interfaces, lecture Mercedes Bunz
12:00 - 12:15 Q & A with Mercedes Bunz and moderator Niels van Doorn
12:15 - 13:00 Artist presentation by Veridiana Zurita
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:15 Launch student publications on Open!
14:15 - 15:00 The Object of our Affection: Pornography, Perversion, and Pleasure in the Digital, lecture Nishant Shah
15:00 - 15:15 Q & A with Nishant Shah and moderator Niels van Doorn
15:15 - 16:00 Artist presentation by Erica Scourti
16:00 - 16:15 Tea and coffee break
16:15 - 17:00 TELEPATHOS, lecture Mark Fisher
17:00 - 17:15 Q & A with Mark Fisher and moderator Niels van Doorn
17:15 - 17:30 Wrap up / conclusions with Niels van Doorn, speakers, artists and curators
17:30 Drinks
18:30 End
19:00 Dinner exclusively for DAI-students, tutors & lecturers symposium
Overnight stay in Eindhoven
Thursday September 17
10:00 Breakfast Designhuis
Informal Q & A with DAI director Gabriëlle Schleijpen
13:00 Lunch Designhuis
Auditorium Van Abbemuseum:
HOW TO DO THINGS WITH THEORY: 3 introductions to the (two) year long thesis-trajectory and this years theory seminars.
14:00 Marina Vishmidt
15:00 Bassam el Baroni
16:00 Rachel O'Reilly
For the duration of the entire academic year every student will with one out of these 3 theory-tutors.
Designhuis:
18:00 Communal Dinner
19:00 Introductions to the Jakarta Biennial by ruangrupa (Farid Rakun) & Charles Esche
Party
Overnight stay in Eindhoven
Friday September 18
Departure
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The next DAI-week starts Thursday October 15 at 13:00 in Arnhem.