Three Uses of the Knife: International workshop on art writing and criticism

The international workshop for art critics Three uses of the knife is co-organized by Lithuanian web-based contemporary art magazine www.artnews.lt, the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) and the Information Centre of the National Gallery of Art (IC NGA). The event is aimed at professionals both at the beginning of their careers and with outstanding experience to examine the genres, forms, functions and strategies of contemporary art criticism. The third day is intended to work on so-called Case Studies examining the phenomenon of writing with art and art about writing in its intimate relationship to contemporary art practice. The workshop will be led by Maria Fusco, a British art critic, editor, lecturer, fiction writer and Director of Writing at Goldsmiths College, Will Holder – British performance artist, designer and writer, and Jalal Toufic, a Lebanese writer, film theorist, and video artist.