Round-table

Moderator: Ivan Chechot
Coordinator: Tatiana Bykovskaya (bykovskaya@proarte.spb.ru)

The Institute Pro Arte's round-table is devoted to different interdisciplinary issues in contemporary art and culture. Leading authorities on art, philosophers, social scientists, literary experts and artists take part in the round-table sittings. Each meeting is devoted to a particular theme and takes the form of a mini conference and discussion which is broadcast by internet radio. The meetings are open to any participants.

Topics:

• How are artists «born», «created» etc in the present day

• Sense of humour and art

• Literature-centrism and contemporary art in Russia

• «The Novel under Soviet rule» and artistic strategies of the second half of the 20th century

• The polyphony of taste: correlation of tastes (musical, literary and other)

• Moscow and Petersburg: the problem of interaction in art and culture

• Art and philosophy: the search for distinction

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