QAS-RISD | Aesthetics of Performance

The Questioning Aesthetics Symposium (QAS-RISD) is part of a series of QAS discussions happening at multiple universities across the US. Each QAS is funded, in part, by the Trans-disciplinary Aesthetics Foundation (TAF), which was established in September 2014 to “explore, cultivate, and sustain trans-disciplinary research in aesthetics (critical thinking about art, culture, and nature) and educate the general public as well as members of the academic community and art world about the importance and relevance of this research. The emphasis is on “trans-disciplinary” aesthetics because, although aesthetics is part of philosophy, it is also practiced in many other disciplines, in the arts, and in the public (e.g., in the media).

QAS-RISD provides a timely opportunity for the RISD community to come together and critically examine the nature and ramifications of art and design practices. In recent years RISD education has been moving toward transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries to encourage more holistic, multi-faceted approaches to art and design practice. This symposium aims to promote cross- and trans-disciplinary dialogues on aesthetic issues not only through presentations by prominent scholars and practitioners but more importantly through sustained discussion by all participants and audiences.

Derrick Adams, Artist, Brooklyn, NY, Elinor Fuchs, Dramaturgy [emerita], Yale School of Drama and Amelia Jones, Critical Studies, University of Southern California present on the topic Aesthetics and Performance in the Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center, RISD Museum.

Видео QAS-RISD | Aesthetics of Performance канала RISD / Rhode Island School of Design