international
klee conference
october 16–october 19, 2012
boston college
In conjunction with the exhibition, Paul Klee:
Philosophical Vision; From Nature to Art at the
McMullen Museum of Art from September 1 to
December 9, 2012.
sponsored by the boston college institute for the
liberal arts,,the College of Arts and Sciences, and
the Department of Philosophy.
www.bc.edu/ila
conference schedule
tuesday, october 16: mcmullen museum of art
6:00-7:00 pm
INTERVIEW WITH GUNTHER SCHULLER
John Sallis, Veronica Jochum, Ralf Gawlick
7:00–8:00 pm
gallery tour by exhibition curator
John Sallis, Boston College
4:00–9:00 pm
Gallery open (extended hours)
wednesday, october 17: gasson hall, rm 100
9:45–10:45 am
welcome
David Quigley, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston College
Exhibiting Philosophical Vision
Nancy Netzer, Director, McMullen Museum of Art
introduction: klee’s philosophical vision
John Sallis, Boston College
session 1:
moderator: Richard Kearney, Boston College
10:45–11:45 am
“on the garden of letters”
Dennis J. Schmidt, Pennsylvania State University
11:45–12:45 pm
“Klee and the Problem of Style”
Charles Haxthausen, Williams College
12:45­–2:15 pm
lunch break
session 2:
moderator: James Risser, Seattle University
2:15–3:15 pm
“And the Weaving is the Apparition of Light: On Paul Klee’s
Originary Painting”
Alejandro Vallega, University of Oregon
3:15–4:15 pm
“Paul Klee and Language”
Claude Cernuschi, Boston College
4:15–5:15 pm
“On Paul Klee, the Tree, and the Power of the People”
Claudia Baracchi, University of Milan-Bicocca
5:30–7:00 pm
reception
4:00–8:00 pm
gallery open (extended hours)
thursday, october 18: gasson hall, rm 100
session 3:
10:00–11:00 am
moderator: Drew Hyland, Trinity College
“Metamorphosis and Music: Paul Klee and Merleau-Ponty”
Galen Johnson, University of Rhode Island
11:00–12:00 pm
“from sketch to music”
Marcia Sá Cavalcante Schuback, Södertörn University, Stockholm
12:00­–1:00 pm
“rhythmized movement”
Damir Barbarić, University of Zagreb
1:00­–2:30 pm
lunch break
session 4:
moderator: Antonia Egel, University of Freiburg
2:30–3:30 pm
“form and rhythm in klee’s art”
Eliane Escoubas, University of Paris
3:30–4:30 pm
“The Way Back Down: Klee’s Heights and Depths”
David Farrell Krell, DePaul University
5:00–7:00 pm
concert: “Klee as music” by Peter Schuback, Stockholm
musicians: Karoline Rojahn, piano; Michael Norsworthy, clarinet;
Hans Bohn, trombone; Peter Hanly, violin; Peter Schuback, cello
friday, october 19: gasson hall, rm 100
session 5:
moderator: Akiko Kotani, Artist, Heinz Foundation/The
Pittsburgh Foundation Fellow
10:00–11:00 am
“framing klee’s window”
María del Rosario Acosta, University of Los Andes, Bogotá
11:00–12:00 pm
“To the Margins: On the Spatiality of Klee’s Art”
Günter Figal, University of Freiburg
12:00­–1:00 pm
“Paul Klee—Time and Form”
Gottfried Boehm, University of Basel
1:00­–2:30 pm
lunch break
session 6:
moderator: Ryan Drake, Fairfield University
2:30–3:30 pm
Paul Klee: From Structural Analysis and
Morphogenesis to Art”
Michael Baumgartner, Zentrum Paul Klee
3:30–4:30 pm
“beyond the lines”
Stephen Watson, University of Notre Dame
4:30–5:30 pm
“Spooked! Paul Klee and the Metaphor of the Occult”
Jeffery Howe, Boston College
5:45–7:30 pm
reception
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