VENICE AGENDAS V, 2007

　　Artists, Gossips and Critics

　　JUNE 7,8,9 2007, 9.00 　 11.30am. Metropole Hotel, Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice

　　This is the fifth consecutive 'Agendas' to take place at the Venice Biennale. Venice Agendas is now regarded as a crucial forum for the exchange of ideas generated by the Biennale. At Agendas 2007 leading artists, critics and commentators will address the question of how artworks constitute and promote debate, consider the potency of art world gossip, and scrutinise Biennale curator Robert Storr’s ambitions for an ‘art in the present tense’.

　　Venice Agendas V is organ?sed by: Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London; Audio Arts (London), Newport School of Art Media & Design, University of Wales; Visual Research Centre Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee (Scotland); Edinburgh College of Art (Scotland), Sheffield Hallam University (England). In collaboration with The British Council, (London) and 1:1 Projects, (London and Rome).

　　Venice Agendas will be streamed online live. Please note the times and date below when the webcast will be live.
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　　Day One: Thursday 7 June 9 -11.30am (8.00 - 10.30am UTC)
IS ART A FORM OF DEBATE?
Chairs: Sharon Kivland, Jaspar-Joseph Lester
Panellists: John Beagles, Polly Gould, Richard Grayson, Dan and Lia Perjovschi, Cesare Pietrouisti

　　Day Two: Friday 8 June 9 -11.30am (8.00 - 10.30am UTC)
GOSSIP, RUMOUR AND ANECDOTE
Chair: Professor Stephen Partridge
Panellists: Gavin Butt, Sacha Craddock, Richard Demarco, Ian McKay, Francesco Ventrella

　　Day Three: Saturday 9 June 9 -11.30am (8.00 - 10.30am UTC)
‘ART IN THE PRESENT TENSE’: A LIVE DEBATE
Chair: Professor Mel Gooding
Panellists: Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, Joseph Backstein, Professor Michael Corris, Professor Robert Storr, Professor Angela Vettese

　　For general inquiries and to reserve a place at the symposium, contact Claire Foss, Research Centre Administrator, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London, Merton Hall Road on
+44 (0)20 7514 9706, email: c.foss@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk

　　For questions about Venice For Agendas V, panellists and partner institutions contact Dr Malcolm Quinn, Agendas Co-ordinator, Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London, Merton Hall Road on
+44 (0)20 7514 9713, email: m.quinn@wimbledon.arts.ac.uk