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