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Word and image driven, the VLC public programs cross disciplines, institutions and geographies and bring together artists, writers, and academics for lectures, panel discussions, roundtables, and the occasional performance. Switchboard documents these programs in various ways. Visit our New School site for institutional information.

Roberta Smith, photo courtesy of the New York Times
Lecture

Roberta Smith: “Criticism: A Life Sentence”

Thursday, November 5, 2009 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York City
Admission: $8, free for all students, as well as AICA members and New School faculty, staff and alumni with valid ID
Reservations strongly recommended*

The AICA/USA Distinguished Critic Lecture at The New School

In an insightful, probing and personal analysis, Roberta Smith delivers this year’s AICA/USA Distinguished Critic Lecture at The New School. Under the title “Criticism: A Life Sentence,” Smith presents her view of the craft, process and usage of art criticism, and the rising challenges of crisis-management and relevance-maintenance.

Roberta Smith is the acclaimed…

Posted on September 20, 2009

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