Triple Canopy Symposium 2024
Two days of conversations, performances, and festivities, hosted by Roulette and presented in partnership with Critical Minded.
riple Canopy’s annual symposium is a manifestation of the magazine’s concerns and collaborations, in person and in real time. The two-day gathering brings together artists, writers, performers, and researchers to address the role of culture in responding (or contributing) to a range of critical issues.
The 2024 symposium is presented in partnership with Critical Minded.
Friday, November 1
7 p.m.: Feminism and Social Reproduction
Silvia Federici with Yasmina Price
A keynote lecture on war, destruction, and the foundations of life by Federici, the celebrated feminist theorist, followed by a conversation with Price, a contributing editor.
8:30 p.m.: Killing the Wrong Man
James N. Kienitz Wilkins with Jess Barbagallo, Betsey Brown & Nile Harris
A table read of a misappropriated screenplay and reflection on film industry dead ends.
Saturday, November 2
2 p.m.: A Machine That Makes the Art
Hari Kunzru & Kate Crawford with Rachel Ossip
A conversation about generative AI and the myth of creativity.
3:30 p.m.: Organized Amusement
Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Lydia Goehr, A. S. Hamrah & Blair McClendon with Ciarán Finlayson
A panel on the twilight of the culture industry, 80 years after the term was coined in Horkheimer and Adorno’s Dialectic of Enlightenment.
5 p.m.: Island of the Idols
Sky Hopinka
An illustrated lecture on the romance of indigeneity and appeal of Survivor.
8 p.m.: Ghosts and Reveries
Farah Al Qasimi, Anh Vo, Jessica Pavone & KJ Abudu
Performances that channel spirit possession, including the U.S. premiere of Al Qasimi’s Mother and a new iteration of Vo’s introjective exhibition (nhập xuất nhập xuất) with Pavone on viola, followed by conversation with Abudu. Co-presented with Roulette.
Bé Bếp and Morning Son will be on site selling food and refreshments. Publications and wares will be available from Bungee Space.
Beverages have been graciously provided by Grimm Artisanal Ales, Narragansett Brewing Company, and Zev Rovine Selections.