Progam

From April 15th until 18th 2008, Centro de las Artes del Parque Fundidora. Monterrey, NL Mexico

Tuesday 15th
17:30 Registry
19:00 Inauguration/Centro Cultural Universitario, Colegio Civil/Aula Magna
19:00 Action/ Circuit Closed Transmission: “RAYA” from the collective “marcelaygina”/ CCUCC/ Interior and exterior

Wednesday 16th
07:30 Registry
08;30 Welcome Ceremony
09:00 Conference: José Luis Brea “The death of art and the death of art and the death of the faith in art”
10:30 Break
11:00 Round Table: Visual Studies
13:00 Lunch Break
15:00 Conference: Motomichi Nakamura “The imaginary in the mass media”, and “The impact of new technologies on aesthetics and arttistic production”
16:30 Break
17:00 Round Table: Visual Studies
19:00 Closure
20:30 Exposition; “CURIOSUS”; from Federico Jordán/ Illustrator. *

Thursday 17th
09:00 Conference: James Elkins “ The State of Art Criticism”
10;:30 Break
11:00 Round Table: Visual Culture
13:00 Lunch Break
15:00 Conference: Marcela Astorga “Constructions”
16:30 Break
17:00 Round Table: Visual Culture
19:00 Closure
20:00 Screening of the International Film Festival: Expresión en Corto 2007. **

Friday 18th
09:00 Conference: Coco Fusco “The racial problematic in the visual studies”
10:30 Break
11:00 Round Table Cultural Studies
13:00 Lunch Break
15:00 Conference: Carlos Reygadas “Some ideas about cinema”
16:30 Break
17:00 Conference Magisterial
19:00 Closure
20:00 Closure Party *** •
Audiovisual presentation “ORVOTON” from Carlos Pechant/Sound artist and the DJ Checo Robota •“
AVIARIO” Performance/Producer: Metarmofono

*Conarte Gallery in the former Palacio Federal.
** Cineteca Fototeca/Sala 2
*** Museum of Popular Cultures