INSTITUTE FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES
IN THE VISUAL ARTS
The Omicron variant has been spreading exponentially over the past several days. Travel and social interaction are once again posing serious risk of infection. In light of that, we will reschedule the upcoming January residency and Commencement in NYC to April, conditions permitting.
"On the datafication of the world: Arendt, Natality and the Onto-Politics of Big Data" December 11, 2021, 12pm. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The third lecture of the "On the Anthropocene" lecture series be held on Saturday, November 27 (12–2pm EDT). The lecture is free and open to the public.
A note from President George Smith on his dear friend and longtime IDSVA faculty member, Sylvère Lotringer.
Please join us in New York City. This year’s featured Commencement Speakers are famed Mexican poet, Carmen Boullosa, and contemporary American sculptor, Mel Edwards.
Terrence Phearse is a lens based artist and independent curator. He is an Assistant Museum Manager at Fotografiska New York and Editorial Director at Musée Photo Magazine.
IDSVA is preparing to hold our upcoming New York City residency in person, from Jan 2–9, 2022. We will have a vaccine mandate for all participants.
The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts is proud to host the second part of the year-long symposium: On the Anthropocene: Either/Or, launched in spring 2021, with a series of lectures by renowned theorists and philosophers.