BLACK PORTRAITURE[S]: BLACK BODIES IN THE WEST/ CONFERENCE UPDATE

‘Black Portraiture[s]: Black Bodies in the West’ The fifth conference in the series opened January 17, 2013 at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beau-arts/ 14 Rue Bonaparte/ Paris, France. The registration exceeded all expectations. On a very cold day in Paris all panels were full and the presentations were attended by standing room only conferees. According to the producers:

• The conference launch was a resounding success, boasting over 350 local and international attendees from Tunisia and Canada, Angola and Denmark, South Africa and Spain. We are thrilled at the turnout and inspired by such lively discussion.

The second session opens today January 18 at 9:00 AM and registration continues until 5:00 PM.

The producers  have chosen the beautiful École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSB-A), the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France as the site for registration.  Throughout history, many world-renowned artists have either taught or studied at this institution.

Panelists on January 18 include:

Cheryl Finley, Cornell University:

Pamela Newkirk, NYU

Roshini Kempadoo, University of London

Isolde Brielmaieer, Chief Curator, SCAD Museum of Art/SCAD Galleries: Chair

Carrie Mae Weems, Artist, JackShainman Gallery, New York

Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of Black Popular Culture, Duke University

Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Seattle Art Museum, Chair

Robert O’meally, Columbia University

Mimi Plange, Fashion Designer

Michaela Angela Davis, Writer fashion expert and image activist

and many others from throughout the western world.