The Obsolescence of the Photographic Object | The New School

Parsons is a part of The New School, a university in New York City offering distinguished degree, certificate, and continuing education programs in art and design, liberal arts, management and policy, and the performing arts. | http://www.newschool.edu/parsons The Aperture Foundation, the Photography Department at Parsons The New School for Design, and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics present a new season of panel discussions focusing on photography. The first event, The Obsolescence of the Photographic Object examines how the evolution of photography has shaped—and will continue to shape—our relationship with photographic images. PARSONS PHOTOGRAPHY | http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-photography Panelists include artists Mark Wyse, Miranda Lichtenstein, and Leslie Hewitt and moderator Mia Fineman who curates photography at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The lecture is presented with generous support from the Kettering Family Foundation and the Henry Nias Foundation. The program is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. VERA LIST CENTER http://www.newschool.edu/vlc http://www.veralistcenter.org * Location: Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall. 02/25/2009 7:00 p.m.