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The Daily OrangeArtist discusses women's role in profession
By Jeffrey Moses
Posted: 3/4/08, 11:12 PM EST Section: News
Nina Katchadourian, a conceptual artist, visited Syracuse University on Tuesday to give a lecture to a transmedia class in the College of Visual and Performing Arts and to display her works.
Katchadourian came to SU as part of the Matrilineage Symposium, an annual two to three-week event that seeks to provide a stage for women artists and activists who do not receive the spotlight in mainstream culture, according to its official Web site.
Her work demonstrates the message of the symposium, featuring a variety of different mediums, including photography, video, sound, sculpture and public displays.
Katchadourian said she frequently tours art schools to give lectures. Her lecture is the third part out of six events the Matrilineage Symposium is hosting this year.
"I found Nina online and really enjoyed her work," said Melissa Armstrong, a sophomore art video and art history major and symposium organizer.
"I thought her art fit perfectly in what we aim to do in showcasing woman artists," she said.
Armstrong suggested to Emily Vey Duke, visiting assistant professor and program coordinator for the department of transmedia, that Katchadourian would be a good speaker for her transmedia class.
"Melissa let me know she was organizing the festival, which has been happening for 17 years," Vey Duke said. "She gave me a list of artists, and asked if I could support them in any way. I was really excited about several artists, especially Nina Katchadourian."
Katchadourian's work has been shown in the United States and abroad. Her work has been displayed in Museum of Modern Art, PS1, the Serpentine Gallery, Artists Space, SculptureCenter, the Palais de Tokyo and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
"Her work is pretty amazing. This is the transmedia department, so Nina's work is interdisciplinary," Vey Duke said. "She works with technology and also finds ways to integrate video and photography into a broader practice, which really applies to our class."
Katchadourian came to SU as part of the Matrilineage Symposium, an annual two to three-week event that seeks to provide a stage for women artists and activists who do not receive the spotlight in mainstream culture, according to its official Web site.
Her work demonstrates the message of the symposium, featuring a variety of different mediums, including photography, video, sound, sculpture and public displays.
Katchadourian said she frequently tours art schools to give lectures. Her lecture is the third part out of six events the Matrilineage Symposium is hosting this year.
"I found Nina online and really enjoyed her work," said Melissa Armstrong, a sophomore art video and art history major and symposium organizer.
"I thought her art fit perfectly in what we aim to do in showcasing woman artists," she said.
Armstrong suggested to Emily Vey Duke, visiting assistant professor and program coordinator for the department of transmedia, that Katchadourian would be a good speaker for her transmedia class.
"Melissa let me know she was organizing the festival, which has been happening for 17 years," Vey Duke said. "She gave me a list of artists, and asked if I could support them in any way. I was really excited about several artists, especially Nina Katchadourian."
Katchadourian's work has been shown in the United States and abroad. Her work has been displayed in Museum of Modern Art, PS1, the Serpentine Gallery, Artists Space, SculptureCenter, the Palais de Tokyo and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
"Her work is pretty amazing. This is the transmedia department, so Nina's work is interdisciplinary," Vey Duke said. "She works with technology and also finds ways to integrate video and photography into a broader practice, which really applies to our class."
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