Discussions in Contemporary Culture

Photo: Jack Murray
Read moreFrom 1987–95, Dia presented Discussions in Contemporary Culture at 548 West 22nd Street, New York City. Reinitiated in fall 2012, this series invites a distinguished and diverse group of artists, scholars, journalists, and historians to engage in a critical debate on a topic of present-day significance. The series creates a discussion as means to challenge and debate current conditions, preoccupations, and explorations occurring in contemporary artistic practice that parallel the general culture at large.
Discussions in Contemporary Culture is part of the Sackler Institute at Dia Art Foundation.
Past Events

Colloquium/Discussion
Monuments, Monumentality, Monumentalization: Chris Kraus and Rosalyn Deutsche
Saturday, May 2, 2015, Dia:Chelsea
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Monuments, Monumentality, Monumentalization: W.J.T. Mitchell and Michael Taussig
Saturday, December 6, 2014, Dia:Chelsea
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Colloquium/Discussion
Monuments, Monumentality, Monumentalization: Mark Rakatansky and Mabel O. Wilson
Saturday, June 14, 2014, Dia:Chelsea
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Colloquium/Discussion
Monuments, Monumentality, Monumentalization: Svetlana Boym and Tom McDonough
Saturday, December 14, 2013, 4:00 pm, Dia:Chelsea
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Colloquium/Discussion
Thomas Hirschhorn and Hal Foster
Saturday, September 15, 2012, 6:30 pm , Dia:Chelsea
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