This daylong Gathering, co-organized with and hosted by The Flow Chart Foundation, celebrates the life and legacy of Joe Brainard, as we mark thirty years since his death. It features talks, readings, participatory events, conversation, and an I Remember-themed playlist that collectively offer attendees the chance to be drawn into the world of this joyous, generative, and collaborative artist. Speakers and workshop organizers include: Lucy Sante, Matt Wolf, John Yau, Rona Cran, Betsy Porritt, Jeffrey Lependorf, Ann Lauterbach, Tyhe Cooper, and Paolo Javier.
Everyone is welcome - there is no charge to attend, but please register here.
When: Saturday 18th May, 2024 (10am-7pm)
Where: The Flow Chart Foundation, 348 Warren Street, Hudson, New York 12534
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
10am—bagels & coffee
11am–11:15am — Welcome by Jeffrey Lependorf (The Flow Chart Foundation) and Rona Cran (Network for New York School Studies)
11:15am–12:15pm — Screening of Matt Wolf’s “I Remember: A Film about Joe Brainard” and a reading of “I Remember the Fabled Rat Man (Apologies to Joe Brainard)” by Lucy Sante, followed by a conversation between Wolf and Sante.
12:15–12:30 — break
12:30pm–1:30pm — John Yau on the art of Joe Brainard, followed by a conversation between Yau and Tyhe Cooper
1:30pm–3pm — lunch break in town—see the bottom of this page for dining options
3pm–3:30pm — Rona Cran, ‘I Remember Collage: Joe Brainard and John Ashbery, doing and making’
3:30pm–4:30pm — Betsy Porritt, collaborative collage workshop
4:30pm–4:45pm — break
4:45pm–5:15pm — Paolo Javier on Brainard, poetry, comics, and the combination of text and image
5:15pm–6:15pm — Ann Lauterbach on Joe Brainard
6:15pm–7pm — group reading of The Vermont Notebook, for all who wish to participate!
7pm — Reception
Everyone is welcome - there is no charge to attend, but please register here.
When: Saturday 18th May, 2024 (10am-7pm)
Where: The Flow Chart Foundation, 348 Warren Street, Hudson, New York 12534
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
10am—bagels & coffee
11am–11:15am — Welcome by Jeffrey Lependorf (The Flow Chart Foundation) and Rona Cran (Network for New York School Studies)
11:15am–12:15pm — Screening of Matt Wolf’s “I Remember: A Film about Joe Brainard” and a reading of “I Remember the Fabled Rat Man (Apologies to Joe Brainard)” by Lucy Sante, followed by a conversation between Wolf and Sante.
12:15–12:30 — break
12:30pm–1:30pm — John Yau on the art of Joe Brainard, followed by a conversation between Yau and Tyhe Cooper
1:30pm–3pm — lunch break in town—see the bottom of this page for dining options
3pm–3:30pm — Rona Cran, ‘I Remember Collage: Joe Brainard and John Ashbery, doing and making’
3:30pm–4:30pm — Betsy Porritt, collaborative collage workshop
4:30pm–4:45pm — break
4:45pm–5:15pm — Paolo Javier on Brainard, poetry, comics, and the combination of text and image
5:15pm–6:15pm — Ann Lauterbach on Joe Brainard
6:15pm–7pm — group reading of The Vermont Notebook, for all who wish to participate!
7pm — Reception