On Wednesday May 6th - Thursday May 7th, 2009, The Israeli Center for Digital Art in Holon will hold the Writing Orders! Conference, organized by Maarav Online Israeli Art, Culture and Media Magazine. Many of Israel’s art writers will attend, as well as art critics, curators, artists and art researchers. 

Throughout the conference we will examine the developments in art critique in the West, the relation of words and images, the act of writing in relation to the making of art, diverse ethical questions regarding the nature of critical art writing and the state of art writing in Israel today. 

It is recommended that attendees sign up in advance by email or telephone: info@digitalartlab.org.il | 03- 5568792 

Conference Program 


Wednesday, May 6, 2009 

17:00 ›17:15 
Opening Remarks 
Moran Shoub: Curator, Editor and Project Manager for Adam Baruch. > Reading and Writing: A Year Since the Passing of Adam Baruch - a text reading. 


I. Art Writing - Old Traditions, New Challenges Chair: Yonatan Amir 

17:15 ›17:45 Prof. Nurit Kenaan-Kedar, Tel Aviv University > A Humanistic Perspective on Art History 

17:45 ›18:15 Ruti Director, Art Critic, Curator > Have You Ever Read a Scathing Review in Artforum? Art Critique within the Arena of Questions Marks and Market Forces 

18:15 ›18:45 Albert Suisa, Author and Art Writer > Criticism and Hospitality 

18:45 ›19:15 Break 


II. The Reading and the Eye Chair: Dana Gillerman 

19:15 ›19:45 Galia Bar-Or, Director of the Museum of Art in Ein Harod > Reading and Observing 

19:45 › 20:15 Larry Abramson, Artist › Artist Interrupted: A Lecture on Multiple Personalities as a Constant State of Being 

20:15 › 20:45 Aim Deuelle Luski, Artist, Philosopher › Art as the Guide to Contemporary Philosophy 


Thursday, May 7, 2009 
III. Separation of Powers: Incorporating Roles and Interpretative Approaches Chair: Vardit Gross 

17:00 ›17:30 Gilad Meltzer, Beit Berl Academic College > The Shape We’re In: Interpretation of Israeli Art 

17:30 ›18:00 Noa Roei, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam > Preconception: Avenues of Interpretation 

18:00 ›18:30 Nuit Banai, Tufts University, Artforum › The Writing Class: The Labor of Art Criticism 

18:30 ›19:00 David Ginton, Artist › As is Painting so is Poetry 

19:00 ›19:30 Break


IV. The State of Writing Today; General Forum & Closing Discussion Chair: Ronen Eidelman 

19:30 › 21:00 Participants: Galia Yahav (TimeOut Tel Aviv), Dr. Dalia Markovich (Curator), Yochai Avrahami (Artist), Roy Chiky Arad (Maayan) 

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Writing Orders!

On Wednesday May 6th - Thursday May 7th, 2009, The Israeli Center for Digital Art in Holon will hold the Writing Orders! Conference, organized by Maarav Online Israeli Art, Culture and Media Magazine. Many of Israel’s art writers will attend, as well as art critics, curators, artists and art researchers. 

Throughout the conference we will examine the developments in art critique in the West, the relation of words and images, the act of writing in relation to the making of art, diverse ethical questions regarding the nature of critical art writing and the state of art writing in Israel today. 

It is recommended that attendees sign up in advance by email or telephone: info@digitalartlab.org.il | 03- 5568792 

Conference Program 


Wednesday, May 6, 2009 

17:00 ›17:15 
Opening Remarks 
Moran Shoub: Curator, Editor and Project Manager for Adam Baruch. > Reading and Writing: A Year Since the Passing of Adam Baruch - a text reading. 


I. Art Writing - Old Traditions, New Challenges Chair: Yonatan Amir 

17:15 ›17:45 Prof. Nurit Kenaan-Kedar, Tel Aviv University > A Humanistic Perspective on Art History 

17:45 ›18:15 Ruti Director, Art Critic, Curator > Have You Ever Read a Scathing Review in Artforum? Art Critique within the Arena of Questions Marks and Market Forces 

18:15 ›18:45 Albert Suisa, Author and Art Writer > Criticism and Hospitality 

18:45 ›19:15 Break 


II. The Reading and the Eye Chair: Dana Gillerman 

19:15 ›19:45 Galia Bar-Or, Director of the Museum of Art in Ein Harod > Reading and Observing 

19:45 › 20:15 Larry Abramson, Artist › Artist Interrupted: A Lecture on Multiple Personalities as a Constant State of Being 

20:15 › 20:45 Aim Deuelle Luski, Artist, Philosopher › Art as the Guide to Contemporary Philosophy 


Thursday, May 7, 2009 
III. Separation of Powers: Incorporating Roles and Interpretative Approaches Chair: Vardit Gross 

17:00 ›17:30 Gilad Meltzer, Beit Berl Academic College > The Shape We’re In: Interpretation of Israeli Art 

17:30 ›18:00 Noa Roei, Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam > Preconception: Avenues of Interpretation 

18:00 ›18:30 Nuit Banai, Tufts University, Artforum › The Writing Class: The Labor of Art Criticism 

18:30 ›19:00 David Ginton, Artist › As is Painting so is Poetry 

19:00 ›19:30 Break


IV. The State of Writing Today; General Forum & Closing Discussion Chair: Ronen Eidelman 

19:30 › 21:00 Participants: Galia Yahav (TimeOut Tel Aviv), Dr. Dalia Markovich (Curator), Yochai Avrahami (Artist), Roy Chiky Arad (Maayan)