"Conversations at Moore" Opens 2016–17 Series with Sculptor Garth Evans and Artist Julia Klein
Always insightful, “Conversations at Moore” will open its 2016-17 series on Tuesday, September 20 with “On Sculpture with Garth Evans and Julia Klein.”[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NzI2NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0ODQzNDEsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e30sImNyIjoxNjU4MDA2LCJkbSI6NCwiZmMiOjE5NzA4OD
Always insightful, “Conversations at Moore” will open its 2016–17 series on Tuesday, September 20 with “On Sculpture with Garth Evans and Julia Klein.” This free event, presented by Graduate Studies at Moore’s Social & Studio Practices department, will be held from 6:30–8pm in Moore College of Art & Design’s Stewart Auditorium, 20th Street and The Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
To reserve tickets, visit garthevans.eventbrite.com
In this “Conversation,” British sculptor Garth Evans will talk with artist/publisher Julia Klein who runs Soberscove Press. In 1972, Evans created a public sculpture in Cardiff, Wales, as part of the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation’s City Sculpture Project. He was concerned with the increasing demand his work served only to reinforce the political, social and economic status quos, so Evans’ focus was to make a sculpture that would connect with an audience outside the art world. The morning after the sculpture was installed, Evans recorded the responses of passersby. The transcript of those interviews is presented in The Cardiff Tapes, published by Soberscove Press in 2015. The book explores ideas about the social responsibilities of art and artists, and makes a cogent argument for the value of “difficulty” in sculpture.
“The book, The Cardiff Tapes, shares candid perspectives from passersby that could be read as antagonistic as well as supportive and enthusiastic and offers lessons to anyone concerned with making or facilitating art experiences that move from the studio to the street.”
Daniel Tucker, Graduate Program Director, Social & Studio Practices department.
