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New School University The New School 66 West 12th Street New York NY 10011 Special Programs Panel Discussion ARTISTS AND EXTREME EVENTS: MARCH '92 BOMBAY / SEPTEMBER '01 NEW YORK Monday, March 14, 2005 6:00 PM The Malcolm Klein Seminar Room 66 W. 12th Street, Room 510, New York City Sponsored by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School Cities have been the focus of societal upheavals since the dawn of human history, and the twentieth century was no exception. Urban catastrophes in this bloodiest of centuries disrupted and destroyed their conviviality, their security as places of dwelling and commerce. Cities continue to be the object and subject of extreme events-bomb blasts, forced mass movements of minorities and the poor, and the catastrophic accidents resulting from careless juxtaposition of residential and industrial structures, such as petrochemical and nuclear plants or waste management facilities. Chernobyl, Bhopal and Toulouse are such cities. As these urban catastrophes get repeated in ever-changing variations, how are we to understand these patterns? This panel discussion draws on the recent experiences of two metropolises, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and New York. In March of 1992, Mumbai burned and suffered bomb blasts after the demolition of a mosque by militant Hindus of northern India. On September 11th, 2001, New York City experienced the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers and the death of thousands. Mumbai- and New York-based artists reflect on these urban catastrophes and the ways they impinge on their work. [[underlined]] The panel is curated by historian Carol Breckenridge and organized by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School. Session I: 6:00-7:00 "Cracks in Mondrian" Artist Atul Dodiya in conversation with anthropologist Vyjayanthi Rao (New School University) Session II: 7:00-7:15 "The Cities Blotted into Wilderness: Adrienne Rich After Ghalib" Presentation by artist Zarina Hashmi Session III: 7:15-8:00 Artist Julian LaVerdiere in conversation with Tom Finkelpearl, Director, Queens Museum of Art Atul Dodiya is one of India's most accomplished, prolific and astute artists working today. His practice has, over time, become increasingly complex; his references more specific while the subjects of his address broader. Short bursts of fecundity often result in a series of works with codified forms, images and styles; their possibilities explored and exhausted both concisely and precisely. Atul Dodiya posits a socially and politically responsible form of art practice by employing the devices of collage, assemblage and juxtaposition to speak to the immediate, the personal and the heart-felt. Atul Dodiya has exhibited in India, Europe, Japan, and North America.
