York’s Glendon College will host the upcoming Image and Word: Spain from the 21st Century conference on Sept. 25 and 26 to explore Spanish art and literature.
Image and Word will help to foster an exchange of critical contributions on Spanish Peninsular art and literature from the perspective of the 21st century. The conference will take place in 102 Glendon Hall, Glendon campus.
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Right: Work by Spanish artist Cristina Guerrero, Entrañas 3 (2007)
In addition, the conference will provide a forum to debate new interdisciplinary, experimental and multimedia research and approaches that connect diverse literary and art theories, as well as cultural studies, history, translation and other pertinent fields.
The conference’s key speakers will include artist Marcel.lí Antúnez Roca, internationally known for his mechatronic performances and interactive installations, and Pere Salabert, a professor of esthetics and art theory at the University of Barcelona.
Since the 1980s, Antúnez Roca’s work has been characterized by his concern for the human condition. Founder of La Fura dels Baus, he was the artistic coordinator of this collective until the ’90s. His solo artistic work featuring the use of new technologies has been seen in over 30 countries.
Salabert has been a visiting professor and lecturer in many countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the United States, France and Italy. He is a member of the Catalan Association of Art Critics and the International Association of Art Critics.
For more information, visit the Image and Word Web site.