Seminars
Seminars
Every year, MASP structures its program around thematic axes that orient the exhibitions, as well as the mediation activities and public programs, such as conferences, courses, and workshops. The seminars introduce, foster, and spread discussions on such themed axes, approaching the curatorial universe to the pedagogical work. At MASP, seminars are held one or even two years previous to an exhibition, thus introducing the public debate. With free admission, the events are held at the MASP Auditorium, recorded in video and shared – also for free – on the museum’s website and Youtube channel.
The Histories of Madness and Delirium seminars explore the relation between art and psychiatry and how together they intersect with notions of race, gender, sexuality, and ability as well as histories of coloniality/decoloniality. Speakers reflect on cross-cultural differences in relation to experiences of visions and of what Western culture defines as delirium. They also address networks of care...