Chicago - Bucharest: A Conversation on Publics, Art, and Collaboration
with Ellen Rothenberg and Delia Popa
June 2010
A lecture program and two day workshop with artist Ellen Rothenberg at The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest attended by artists, architects, linguists, curators, psychologists, educators and activists involved with re-imagining possibilities for public space in Bucharest.
Participants worked in teams to identify problems in the city and produced proposals: "Abuse of Public Space," "The Young City," "Monument to Stray Dogs," and "Street Crossing Party" which addressed current issues of daily life in their city and communities.
Ellen Rothenberg is Adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (The Writing Program, Fiber and Material Studies, Performance)
www.ellenrothenberg.comThis program was made possible by the support of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and The American Embassy in Bucharest.