JadaTalks Presents: The Demise of Art for Art’s Sake

During Paris Art Week, JadaTalks presents a conversation on The Demise of Art for Art’s Sake. Tune in on October 22, 2020 at 11 AM EST to hear from our keynote speaker Karen J. Leader, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University  during this online and live streaming art conversation.

Karen J. Leader is Associate Professor of Art History and Faculty Associate in the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University. She received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley and her MA and Ph.D. at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Her areas of interest include art and popular culture in the 19th-21th centuries, feminist theory and practice, and the history and future of the discipline of art history, the humanities, and higher education. She has published on the artist Gustave Courbet, representations of women in popular culture, and 21st-century tattoo culture. She directs the Barb Schmidt Fellowship: Cultivating Community Involvement, Advocacy, and Social Change. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @proftinkerbell. 

Karen J. Leader

Join us on October 22-25 for Paris Art Week! Jada Art Fair at Gallery 7 in Paris, France. JadaTalks seminar streamed live by American writer Samuel Loetscher.

Co-sponsored by The Jewish Art Salon
Program Outline:

October 22nd (Thursday)
•Opening Reception (Noon EST)
•The Demise of Art for Art’s Sake (Breakfast Coffee + Talks)
11 -11:45 AM EST
Keynote Speaker: Karen J. Leader, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University

•Live Streaming of the Paris Art Show Opening Exhibition – (Noon EST)

October 23rd (Friday)
•The Age of Internet Art (Breakfast Coffee + Talks) – 9 – 9:45 AM EST
Guest Speaker: Yona Verwer and Dana Blickensderfer
•New Connections, Discoveries, and Concerns: VE in Pandemic Times (Breakfast Coffee + Talks) – 10 – 10:45 AM EST
Guest speaker: Broward College Associate Dean Dr. Cornejo
•Art Education in a Virtual World – The Experiences of an Artist & Educator in 2020 (Coffee + Talks) – 11 – 11:45 AM EST
Guest speaker: Professor John Selburg of Broward College
•The Death of Postmodernism and the Birth of Metamodernism (Lunch + Talks) – Noon – 1 PM EST

Guest speakers: Jonatas and Suzanne Khalil, Ph.D.

October 24th (Saturday)
•The Rise of Digi-Romantic Artists (Breakfast Coffee + Talks) – 9 – 9:45 AM EST
Guest speakers: Jonatas, Suzanne Khalil, Ph.D., Dana Blickensderfer
•Meme Warfare (Breakfast Coffee + Talks) – 10 – 10:45 AM EST
Guest speakers: Avital Shtapura & Jonatas
•Age of Singularity (Coffee + Talks) – 11 – 11:45 AM EST
Guest speakers: Christopher Benek
•The End of Irony and the Birth of New Sincerity (Lunch + Talks) – Noon – 1 PM EST

Guest speakers: Cheselyn Amato; Jonatas; Suzanne Khalil, Ph.D.

October 25th (Sunday)
•Closing Reception (Brunch + Talks) – Noon – 2 PM EST
Interview with Artist Representative of Gilbert Zitoun at Noon EST
•One on One – Podcasts w/ Exhibiting Artists (Brunch + Talks) – Noon – 2 PM EST
Additional Dates:
November 2 – 10 AM EST

Broward College’s AHCD Pathway, Student Life & Presents National Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us for a Discussion Series featuring Latino artists, authors, musicians, and trend-setters, to honor the cultural contributions of Hispanic & Latino Americans.

Please register here -> JadaTalks.com