Friday 14 September 2007, 10.00–17.00
Saturday 15 September 2007, 10.00–17.00

Establishing a sustainable, dynamic field of knowledge regarding contemporary art from beyond Western Europe and the USA remains a persistent challenge. In response, Transnational Correspondence brings a group of Brazilian artists, writers and curators into dialogue with their UK contemporaries. Participants will consider how entwined national and international contexts are negotiated in producing, exhibiting and interpreting art. The symposium coincides with the landmark exhibition Hélio Oiticica A Body of Colour

Speakers include: Moacir dos Anjos, an independent curator based in Brazil Michael Asbury, TrAIN Research Centre, University of the Arts London Oriana Baddeley, TrAIN Research Centre, University of the Arts London; Guilherme Bueno, EBA-PPGAV, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Fernando Cocchiarale, Director, MAM-RJ – Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro; Gloria Ferreira, EBA-PPGAV, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Deborah Cherry, TrAIN Research Centre, University of the Arts London; Milton Machado, EBA-PPGAV, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Toshio Watanabe, TrAIN Research Centre, University of the Arts London; Paulo Venancio Filho, EBA-PPGAV, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; Isobel Whitelegg, Department of Art History & Theory, University of Essex; Carlos Zilio, EBA-PPGAV, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£22 (£15 concessions), booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Hélio Oiticica: The Body of Colour exhibition