Symposium – On Adorno: the Art of Critique

On the occasion of the first-ever Dutch translation of Theodor W. Adorno’s key works Prismen and Ohne Leitbild, we are pleased to present On Adorno: the Art of Critique. Taking place on 19 and 20 September, this symposium will provide a forum in which to contemplate the contemporary relevance of Adorno’s cultural criticism. Can Adorno’s work still enlighten us about the art of critique? If so, how? Lectures and discussions will endeavour to answer these questions by elaborating on the newly translated essays and their relevance for present-day reflections on art and culture.

Organised by Octavo publicaties, University of Amsterdam / Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, Goethe-Institut Amsterdam, de Appel arts centre.

September 19th - Keynote by Alexander García Düttmann
Adorno and the Palace of Culture

20:00 – 22:00
De Appel arts centre
Prins Hendrikkade 142
1011 AT Amsterdam
Language: English
Free entrance

September 20th - Symposium
Several lectures and discussions reflecting on Adorno’s work on art, culture and criticism and the possible relevance of his work for a critique of today’s culture and society. With Thijs Lijster, Sudeep Dasgupta, Josef Früchtl, Johan Hartle, Bas van Putten, Ad Verbrugge, René Gabriëls, Merijn Oudenampsen.

13:00 – 18:00
Goethe-Institut Amsterdam
Herengracht 470
1017 CA Amsterdam
Language: English and Dutch
Free entrance

Reservations: +31 20 5312900 or info [​at​] amsterdam.goethe.org


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