the tableau project : 2012

For many years Jean François Chevrier’s writing and curatorial work has occupied an important discursive position in relation to artistic practice and literature and in particular in terms of photography, historically as well as in relation to contemporary practices. Since 1988 he has been a professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Among his recent publications is a monograph on Jeff Wall (2006) and seven volumes of collected writings to be published by L’Arachnéen between 2010 - 2013.

He presented a paper as part of the Tableau: Painting Photo Object conference (which was a collaboration between CSM and Tate Modern) that took place on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October 2011. As preparation for this paper gave a 3 day seminar in the School of Art at CSM. This reflects his belief that pedagogy is a fundamental and active aspect of his research methodology.

The seminar was composed of 3 distinct sections:

1. A session that discussed the idea of tableau form in terms of questions of composition.

2. A session entitled methodology exploring the underlying logic of the seminars in terms of ‘empirical method’.

3. A session that discussed student works in the studios.

The seminar cycle took take place over 3 days in the following configuration:

Tuesday 18 October 2011

10.30: seminar 1, part 1

14.00: seminar 2, part 1

Wednesday 19 October 2011

10.30: seminar 1, part 2

14.00: seminar 3 (group crit), part 1

Thursday 20 October 2011

10.30: seminar 2, part 2

14.00: seminar 3 (group crit), part 2

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Tableau: Painting Photo Object

Friday 28, Saturday 29 October 2011

Video documentation of the papers.

Mick Finch

Introduction to the morning session

Michael Fried

About the Tableau

Jean-François Chevrier

Inside the View.

Tableau Form and Document

part I

part II

part III

Jean-François Chevrier, Michael Fried,
Laura Lisbon - panel discussion
part I

part II

part III

Mick Finch

Introduction to the afternoon session

Fulvia Carnevale

On Imageless Political Subjectivity

part I

part II

Phillip Armstrong

Scenes of Interpellation

part I

part II

Michael Newman

The Tableau and Perversion

part I

part II
Please see L'Hypothese du tableau volé
part 1 and part 2 in conjunction with this paper.

Philip Armstrong, Fulvia Carnevale, Michael Newman, Mick Finch - panel discussion

part I

part II

part IIDocument I

Laura Lisbon – Fulbright Specialist Scholar CSM, 2011.

Laura Lisbon – Fulbright Specialist Scholar CSM, 2011.

Laura Lisbon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at The Ohio State University. Her work has been exhibited internationally, most recently at Galerie L’Agart in France. In 2001, Lisbon co-curated As Painting: Division and Displacement with Philip Armstrong and Stephen Melville at the Wexner Center for the Arts. She is co-editor of the 2001 volume of La Part de l’Oeil on “Peinture pratique théorique.”

Schedule

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Tuesday - 25/10

Arrives

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Wednesday - 26/10

10.30- 4pm F301/King’s Cross

Tutorials with stage III BA students

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Thursday - 27/10

10.30- 4pm F301/King’s Cross

Tutorials with stage III BA students

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Friday -28/10

10am – 5pm Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern.

Chairing the morning, Michael Fried and Jean-François Chevrier,

session of the Tableau conference.

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Saturday - 29/10

10am – 5pm Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern.

Chairing the afternoon research papers session of the Tableau conference - papers by Moyra Derby, Francis Gaube and Andrea Medjesi Jones. For video documentation of their symposium presentations go to:

http://tableauproject.blogspot.com/2011/05/research-symposium-1video-documentation.html.

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Monday 31/10

09.30 – 4pm Set up exhibition at the Byam Shaw

6 -8pm Lecture theatre E002/King’s cross

Keynote cross-course lecture on her own work and research.

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Tuesday-1/1I

tbc- Tutorials with either MA or stage II BA students

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Wednesday -2/11

2 – 5pm Byam Shaw Lecture Theatre/Elthorne Road

Seminar with BA/MA students around specific questions about her work in conjunction with her exhibition at the Byam Shaw.

6pm exhibition private view

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Thursday - 3/11

am - Take down exhibition

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Friday - 4/11

Paris

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Monday - 7/11

4 – 6pm MA hub room B301/King’s Cross (tbc)

Research seminar - "Drawing/Set-up/Ground"

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Tuesday - 8/11

10.30 – 4pm F301/King’s Cross

Tutorials with stage II BA students

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Wednesday - 9/11

4 - 6pm MA hub room B301/King’s Cross

Expanded painting seminar BA students, discussion around the background and context of “As Painting”.

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Thursday - 10/11

tbc

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Friday - 11/11

Meeting with faculty.

Feedback and discussion about the visit. Discussion about contribution to the Journal of Visual Art Practice in conjunction with the Tableau conference and contact at CSM.

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Seminar The Tableau Form: methodology and composition Jean-François Chevrier

Seminar

The Tableau Form: methodology and composition

Jean-François Chevrier

BA/MA/PhD Fine Art

Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross room B301

Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 October 2011.

He will be presenting a paper as part of the Tableau: Painting Photo Object conference (which is a collaboration between CSM and Tate Modern) taking place on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October 2011. As preparation for this paper he will be giving this 3 day seminar that is open to BA, MA, Mres and PhD students from the School of Art. This reflects his belief that pedagogy is a fundamental and active aspect of his research methodology. Spaces will be limited and booking is essential.

The seminar is composed of 3 distinct sections:

1. A session that discusses the idea of tableau form in terms of questions of composition.

2. A session entitled methodology exploring the underlying logic of the seminars in terms of ‘empirical method’. This session will include references to French literature but all the session will take place in English.

3. A session that is a discussion about, and in front, of student works.

The seminar cycle will take place over 3 days in the following configuration:

Tuesday 18 October 2011

10.30: seminar 1, part 1

14.00: seminar 2, part 1

Wednesday 19 October 2011

10.30: seminar 1, part 2

14.00: seminar 3 (group crit),, part 1

Thursday 20 October 2011

10.30: seminar 2, part 2

14.00: seminar 3 (group crit), part 2

There will be a core group of 12 students who will have to attend all the sessions and will also present work for discussion in the crit sessions in section 3 of the seminar. In addition to this group other students are invited to book for sessions as audience, either for the entire cycle or for individual days. All the seminars will take place in the MA Hub (room B301) on the 3rd floor of the Kings Cross site in which there is seating capacity for 60.

This seminar is part of the Tableau Project. For further information on past activities visit http://tableauproject.blogspot.com where you will find videos of the presentations from the research component of the project.

The Conference at Tate Modern, taking place on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 October 2011, will be in 2 parts.

· Day 1 will have keynote presentations by Philip Armstrong, Fulvia Carnevale (a member of Claire Fontaine), Jean-François Chevrier, Michael Fried and Michael Newman.

· Day 2 will be a presentation of research papers attached to the project that are a product of the Tableau Project’s research seminars. These will be given by Moyra Derby, Adi Efal, Françis Gaube, Atsuhide Ito, Cédric Loire and Andrea Medjesi Jones. Further information on the Tate Modern event can be found at: http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/symposia/24490.htm .

Booking for this event is strongly advised at: https://tickets.tate.org.uk/performancelist.asp?ShowID=4366&Source=web