the Cooper Union School of Art Interdisciplinary Seminar
Boris Groys
On the Use of Theory by Art and Use of Art by Theory
This lecture took place on November 3rd, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the Wollman Auditorium at the Cooper Union
Lecture introduction
This lecture attempts to describe the difficult relationship between contemporary art and theory – a combination of mutual dependence and latent conflict.
About Boris Groys
Boris Groys is an art critic, media theorist, and philosopher. He is currently a Global Distinguished Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University and Senior Research Fellow at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design in Karlsruhe, Germany. His books include Art Power (2008), The Communist Postscript (2010), and Going Public (2010). His forthcoming book An Introducion to Antiphilosophy will be published next year by Verso.