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12 minute talks and 33 minute discussions
on Tuesday mornings at 7:15AM EST and sometimes on Thursdays at 1:15pm EST.
JAN 6 Intro
Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project (AP) background, form and references. presented by Darling Green.
JAN 13
AP Convolute A: Arcades, Magasins de Nouveautés, Sales Clerks / a discussion of Rimbaud, David Wojnarowicz and the Chelsea Piers presented by Darling Green.
JAN 20
Convolute B: Fashion / a brief discussion of Medieval law and “the sex appeal of the inorganic” presented by Darling Green.
JAN 27
Convolute C: Ancient Paris, Catacombs, Demolitions, Decline of Paris / a short talk about the subterranean presented by Darling Green.
FEB 3
Convolute D: Boredom, Eternal Return / Gordon Hall’s 1-2PM presented by Darling Green. Please find a pdf version here of Gordon’s performance of 1-2PM as part of the Torrington Project.
FEB 10
Convolute E: Haussmanization, Barricade Fighting / The architecture of protest and the 1994 Claremont Road eviction presented by Darling Green.
FEB 17
Convolute F: Iron Construction / a very short discussion of Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaer’s 1974 installation Un Jardin d'Hiver; a lush "décor" presented by Darling Green.
FEB 24
Convolute G: Exhibitions, Advertising, Grandville / a history of The Gramercy Art Fair presented by Darling Green.
MAR 3
Convolute H: The Collector / John Comenius’ Orbis Sensualium Pictus (or The World of Things Obvious to the Senses drawn in Pictures) and some notes on Walter Benjamin’s collection of children’s books presented by Darling Green.
MAR 10
Convolute I: The Interior, The Trace / The invention of private life and the Dutch Kasten form in America presented by Darling Green
MAR 17
Convolute J: Baudelaire
MAR 24
Convolute K: Dream City and Dream House, Dreams of the Future, Anthropological Nihilism, Jung
MAR 31
Convolute L: Dream House, Museum, Spa