The IDS Public Lecture Series consists of lectures by artists, theorists, activists, designers, writers, curators and other practitioners involved in the arts from positions that embody an interdisciplinary approach or that imply new uses for disciplinary traditions. Each lecture is part of The Cooper Union’s Intra-Disciplinary Seminar (IDS). The seminar and series are organized by Leslie Hewitt and Omar Berrada.
20 artists reflect on 20 years of Live Art, marking LADA’s 20th anniversary in 2019. Each monthly programme involves two artists in dialogue. Visit thisisliveart.co.uk for more information.
DRAFF publishes writing, imagery, and other material relating to the process of making performance, a living archive of developments in form. All material in DRAFF is contributed by artists working in theatre, dance and visual art. They regularly send their intrepid filmmaker José (also a DRAFF founder and theatre maker) to visit artists in their home city, to get inside the studio and their homes and record what they’re up to. They interviewed Live Artist Tania El Khoury as she was on residency in New York City.
The Middle East Institute (MEI), together with National Building Museum and the British Council, hosted artist Tania El Khoury for a discussion about her works, the use of interactive mediums, and the importance of utilizing art to tackle sensitive issues. Tania El Khoury discussed her interactive and immersive works which engage audience members as active participants. Her art documents everyday life and provokes discussion about current issues, personal histories, and the politics of public and personal space. El Khoury is co-founder of Dictaphone Group, a Beirut-based research and live art collective aiming at reclaiming public space. El Khoury showed excerpts from her current and previous work.