Mary Kelly's Concentric Pedagogy

This event occurred on April 6, 2024.
A conversation with artist Mary Kelly on the occasion of her newest publication, Mary Kelly's Concentric Pedagogy (2024). Highlighting one of the book's three sections, "The Method"-which focuses on Kelly's renowned method of "ethical observation" within studio critique-artists Kerry Tribe and Dont Rhine will share their experiences as Kelly's students and explore the influence that the feminist practice of concentric pedagogy has had on their studio practices.
The program was moderated by the book's editor Juli Carson.
Juli Carson is professor of art at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of several publications, including Exile of the Imaginary: Politics, Aesthetics, Love (2007), The Limits of Representation: Psychoanalysis and Critical Aesthetics (2011), and The Hermeneutic Impulse: Aesthetics of An Untethered Past (2019).
Mary Kelly is a conceptual artist, author and educator. Her large-scale narrative installations and theoretical writings address questions of sexuality, identity, and memory. Her exhibitions include major surveys at Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; and the Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, as well as representation in the 1993 and 2004 Whitney Biennials, the 1982 and 2008 Biennales of Sydney, and Documenta 12. Her publications include Post-Partum Document (1983), Imaging Desire (1996), and Mary Kelly's Concentric Pedagogy (2024). She is a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and is currently the Judge Widney Professor at the Roski School of Art and Design, University of Southern California.
Dont Rhine is a sound artist, AIDS activist, and educator based in Los Angeles. He is the co-founder of the Los Angeles Tenants Union. Rhine received his MFA from UCLA in Interdisciplinary Studio in 2006 and is a previous Whitney Museum Independent Study Fellow.
Kerry Tribe is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Known for expansive and profound works in film, video and mixed media, her practice explores elusive aspects of human consciousness including memory, love, and doubt. Her work has been the subject of solo presentations at the Wellcome Collection, London; the Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection at Stanford University; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane; and the Power Plant, Toronto.
Learn more: www.getty.edu/...
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs. Its library and special collections of rare materials and digital resources serve an international community of scholars and the interested public. The Research Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and together provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Getty Research Institute: www.getty.edu/...
Getty is a world-renowned cultural and philanthropic organization that shares and advances the world’s visual art and cultural heritage. Collectively and individually, our programs pursue our mission in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Our engagement in culture, arts, and philanthropy is achieved through our constituent programs: the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Foundation, Getty Museum, Getty Research Institute, and Getty Trust.
Getty: www.getty.edu/
Getty Conservation Institute: www.getty.edu/...
Getty Foundation: www.getty.edu/...
Getty Museum: www.getty.edu/...
Getty Villa Museum: www.getty.edu/...
Getty Research Institute: www.getty.edu/...

[@gustavoa.rincon5025]

An amazing event! I thank Mary for changing my life @ UCLA for the better! Your students are gifted with your inspired courage and wisdom. Highly recommended talk and text for students in the Arts, Design, Media Arts, & ...

[@sumantagoswami-pk5im]

Excellent 👌