On Saturday morning, February 18th, 2012 come join a conversation with many of the great writers and thinkers who have attempted to corral the eternal question: What Is Art?
What did Plato think? Edmund Burke? Kant? Nietzsche? Camus? John Dewey? Arthur Danto? Come critique the writings of some of the artists themselves: Joshua Reynolds, Kandinsky, Motherwell. Where do you agree? Disagree? Then let's look at some actual works in the galleries and share further opinions.
When? Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where? Museum of Fine Arts, 1001 Bissonnet at Montrose (Parking available free in lot across the street or $3 or $6 in the attached garage, depending on MFAH Membership level)
The Session:
- 9:30 am - Gather and sip at Farish Studio (down the hall toward the garage from Café Express) (coffee and light snacks)
- 10:00 - That Impossible Question: What Is Art? -- Presentation/Discussion by Eric with help from you and from a number of great writers whom we have read in our groups.
- 11:15 - Break. Sign in to MFAH at first floor desk (MFAH Members free. Adults $10, or if 65 or over, $5)
- 11:30 - In-gallery discussion of works that challenge our ideas of what art is
- 12:30 - Lunch together in Cafe Express (self-pay)
RSVP to aitkeni1@netscape.net. Upon RSVP you will be sent an optional pre-reading of quotations from major writers.
