Conference 2006: “Vernacular Spectacular”

Conference 2006: Vernacular Spectacular
 

hi/low, pomo, irony, kitsch, consumer culture, simulacra, self-reflexivity. How do artists celebrate our hyper-saturated, hyper-mediated visual culture? How can seemingly outward reflections reveal essential truths? How do artists respond to pervasive technological sharing of information? How can contemporary photography capture our (psychic) current cultural miasma?

  • Keynote speaker: John Waters
  • Featured artist: Reverend Billy
  • Honored educator: Becky Young