MoMA Talks: Panel Discussions and Symposia

De Kooning Now, Part I


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Friday, November 11, 2011
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
De Kooning Now is a daylong series of talks and discussions in which artists, critics, and scholars explore Willem de Kooning’s work, examining its processes, themes, and influences; its place in Abstract Expressionism; and its significance for the art of our time. Participants include artists Cecily Brown, Tom Ferrara, William Tucker, Josh Smith, and Terry Winters; art historians William Agee, Lynne Cooke, John Elderfield, Pepe Karmel, David Rosand, Richard Shiff, Katy Siegel, and Ann Temkin; artist, writer, and independent curator Phong Bui; art critic Peter Schjeldahl; and MoMA Chief Conservator Jim Coddington.
Program Schedule
10:00–10:15
Introduction, John Elderfield
10:15–12:00
de Kooning & the New York School
William Agee: “de Kooning in the 1930s: Local Sources”
Pepe Karmel: "Abstraction as Abstraction: Willem de Kooning, 1948–1951"
Richard Shiff: “de Kooning without Interpretation”
Katy Siegel: “Something and Nothing”
Ann Temkin, moderator
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