Seminars & Lectures

How New York Gave Us the Gift of Contemporary Art – Public Talk with Octavian Esanu

Monday, Jun 6, 2016
8:00pm -> 9:30pm
Ashkal Alwan

How New York Gave Us the Gift of Contemporary Art – Public Talk with Octavian Esanu

The talk will introduce to the audience the body of research and writing revolving around the question of what is contemporary art. The presented material is anchored in the historical context of Eastern Europe in the 1990s. It brings into discussion certain aspects of the transition to market and liberal democracy and the multiple ways in which it has affected the work and lives of artists from post-socialist countries.

Octavian Esanu is assistant professor of art and art history at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and curator of AUB Art Galleries. His scholarly research and curatorial practice focuses on issues in modern and contemporary art in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.