Conference by Michael Govan
Geometry, Light, and the Sublime
Benesse Art Site Naoshima is pleased to announce the upcoming conference by Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), a critically acclaimed specialist of the oeuvres of Walter De Maria and James Turrell, two artists whose works are of central importance at Benesse Art Site Naoshima.
The lecture will be held in English, with English-Japanese consecutive interpretation.
Michael Govan is the CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Since coming to LACMA in 2006 he has overseen the transformation of the 20-acre campus with buildings by Renzo Piano and monumental artworks by Chris Burden, Michael Heizer, Robert Irwin, Barbara Kruger, and others. At LACMA, Govan has pursued his vision of contemporary artists and architects interacting with the museum's historic collections, as evidenced by exhibition and gallery designs in collaboration with artists John Baldessari, Jorge Pardo, and Franz West, and architects Frank O. Gehry, Fred Fisher, Michael Maltzan, and others. Under his leadership, the museum has acquired more than 27,000 works for the permanent collection, by donation or purchase.
From 1994 to 2005, Govan was president and director of Dia Art Foundation in New York, where he spearheaded the creation of Dia:Beacon. From 1988 to 1994, he was deputy director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and worked with Guggenheim branches in New York, Venice, and Bilbao. Prior to that Govan helped found MASS MoCA while at Williams College, where he studied art history and fine art.
© Catherine Opie
Date:
September 12, 2016 (Monday)
Time:
14:30-16:00
※14:00 open
Location:
Benesse House Park, Park Hall, Naoshima
※Access: Please see details here
※A complimentary shuttle bus will run from Miyanoura port (Naoshima) to the conference venue for registered conference participants only:
dep. 13:50 Miyanoura port → arr. 14:00 Benesse House Park
dep. 16:20 Benesse house Park → arr. 16:30 Miyanoura port
Fee:
JPY1,000
※Complimentary for Benesse House guests (hotel guests wishing to attend the conference are kindly requested to notify us thereof at the time of check-in)
Reservation:
Please fill in the form below, advance reservation required.
Capacity :
Seating capacity is limited to 100 participants, advance reservation required by September 9th (Friday), 17:00 latest. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and reservations will close upon reaching full capacity.
For further inquiries, please call +81-87-892-2550 (Fukutake Foundation, Mon-Fri, 9:00-18:00)
※Kindly note that all art facilities on Naoshima, with the exception of Benesse House Museum, will be closed on the day of the conference (September 12th, 2016, Monday)
