Panel Discussion
Artists’ Circles: How Do They Work—What Work Do They Do?
In conjunction with the exhibition Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle
Artists’ Circles: How Do They Work—What Work Do They Do?
Thursday, January 25, 6:30 pm
The Fales Library, Bobst Library, Third Floor, New York University
70 Washington Square South
This panel discussion will examine the Semina group in the context of twentieth-century artistic circles. Participants are Ulrike Mueller, artist and editor for L.T.T.R.; Lytle Shaw, Assistant Professor of English, NYU, and author of Frank O’Hara: The Poetics of Coterie; Lynne Tillman, critic, filmmaker, and author of American Genius: A Comedy; and Steven Watson, critic and author of Strange Bedfellows: The First American Avant-garde. Moderated by Marvin J. Taylor, Director of The Fales Library and editor of The Downtown Book: The New York Art Scene 1974–1984, which was published last year in conjunction with The Downtown Show at the Grey and Fales.
Co-sponsored by NYU’s Fales Library and Grey Art Gallery. Information: 212/998-2596.