2007-2008 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

ARTISTS INSIGHT: MAKING THE INVISIBLE
VISIBLE: TREVOR PAGLEN AND RENÉ DE
GUZMAN IN CONVERSATION
Aug 21, 2007 // Screening Room
The realities of foreign wars are constantly concealed
or complicated by a barrage of media entertainment
outlets. How does one go about trying to see the invisible
What does a visual language of the disappeared look
like Join Dark Matters exhibition artist, activist and
experimental geographer Travor Paglen in a presentation
of his work. Explore the visibility of the unseen, including
Paglen’s The Black Sites Series, which unveils top secret
military and internment facilities in the United States and
Afghanistan. A question and answer session follows with
René de Guzman.
ARTISTS INSIGHT: PERFORMING ARTS
PRESENTING: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
WITH KENNETH FOSTER
Sep 11, 2007 // Screening Room
Join YBCA executive director Kenneth Foster for a reading
and signing of his new book, Performing Arts Presenting:
From Theory to Practice. Published by the Association
of Performing Arts Presenters, this comprehensive book
establishes the performing arts presenter’s role in
creating connections between art, artists audiences
and community for artists who want to conduct their own
investigations for underground projects.
YBCALIVE!: DARK MATTERS – ARTIST AS
INVESTIGATOR: STRATEGIES & TACTICS
Sep 26, 2007 // Screening Room
Artists are invited to join Dark Matters exhibition artist,
activist and experimental geographer Trevor Paglen and
investigative journalist AC Thompson in a tour/presentation
that offers hi-tech, innovative strategies for gathering
information kept secret by the government. This hands-on
workshop will focus on the process, research and discovery
tactics for artists who want to conduct their own investigations
for underground projects.
YBCA 07_08 ANNUAL REPORT / BIG IDEA 1: REALITY CHECK / PUBLIC PROGRAMS / P. 10