Event Date and Time:
November 28, 2011
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
NEW LOCATION: Riese Family Lounge, Ground Floor
721 Broadway (at Waverly Place)
New York, NY 10003
Both renowned artists, Joan Fontcuberta from Barcelona and Agustí Torres from the Balearic Islands, have developed significant international careers and have exhibited their work in museums worldwide. They will talk about their work as well as debate the question of photographic reality and photography's role in the perpetuation of cultural assumptions.
Admission is free and open to the public but a photo ID is required when entering the building. For further information, call 212.998.1930, or visit www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu.
This event is part of the Catalan Days festival (www.llull.cat/catalandays), produced by the Institut Ramon Llull to promote Catalan culture and taking place in New York City from September through December 2011. Founded in 2002, the Institut Ramon Llull (www.llull.cat) is a consortium created by the governments of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands with the objective of promoting Catalan language and culture abroad.
The Department of Photography & Imaging is an intensive four-year BFA program centered on the making and understanding of images. It is a diverse department embracing multiple perspectives. The students work in virtually all modes of analog, digital, and multimedia photo-based image making, exploring photo-based imagery as personal and cultural expression. For further information, visit www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu.
