OOO event in Dublin

Dublin is a place I’ve always felt comfortable. It’s also the place where I received my first copy of my first book via FedEx, obviously a good memory. And furthermore, UCD gave me insanely good treatment as a visiting speaker two years ago– they gave me an office, and a bunch of cards for free coffees, and some Euros for pocket money. But the office was the real shocker.

In any case, Dublin will now be host to the following event this Friday, and I’m sorry to miss it:

Public Discussion and Seminar: What is an Object?

The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin

Please join us for discussions which look at how the question, “What is an Object?” might be answered from different artistic, philosophical and theoretical perspectives.

Public Discussion: 4.30pm. Thursday 24th Feb. 2011

Participants will include:

Noel Fitzpatrick

Hermeneutics, phenomenology and intentional objects

(Noel is Research Coordinator, Fine Art, D.I.T)

Tim Stott

Systems, play and objects

(Tim is a writer and lecturer, D.I.T)

Isabel Nolan

What does it mean to try and make a new thing?

(Isabel is an artist represented by the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin)

Seminar, 11.00am, Friday 25th Feb.

On Graham Harman’s Circus Philosophicus; Object Orientated Philosophy and the occult strangeness of things, lead by Francis Halsall and Declan Long (both NCAD). Reading for the seminar will be provided on Thursday.

What is an Object? is the third in a series of public events staged, by MA ACW (www.acw.ie), in the context of the current Richard Tuttle exhibition, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin.