Talk Talk

I will be doing a lecture this weekend as part of Julius Caesar’s “Fest Fest” fundraiser about the ideas and art that transpired during the residency I was at in Bern, Switzerland in August.


Space Space installation by Ethan Breckenridge in the Zentrum Paul Klee Forum.

Erik Wenzel
“Talk Talk”

Saturday, September 26
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
3144 West Carroll Avenue, 2G
Chicago, IL, 60612

Wenzel will present a lecture on the Sommerakademie 2009: “Internal Necessity,” held this past August at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern Switzerland and curated by Tirdad Zolghadr. The talk will cover the art and experiences of the Sommerakademie. Overarching themes related to “Internal Necessity” from the Sommerakademie such as Labor and Free Time, Im/materiality, Withdrawal, and Specificity will be introduced and lead into an open discussion in which everyone is welcome to participate.

More information on the Sommerakademie:
> Internal Necessity

Full listings of the “Fest Fest” weekend’s events, including a “benefit auction”:
> Fest Fest

All events are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted.

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