Tuesday, September 23, 2003 |
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Conference participants arrive in Daugavpils |
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 |
| 10:00 - 14:30 |
Registration for the conference in Renesanse movie theater, Vienîbas
street 30. |
| 11:00 |
Unveiling of the Rothko Memorial plaque and sculpture at
18. November street. |
| 12:00 |
Inauguration of the Rothko Hall in the Daugavpils Museum
of Regional Studies and Arts. |
| 13:00-14:30 |
Lunch / Visitors check into hotels. |
| 14:30-15:30 |
Opening session of the conference "Mark Rothko: Dvinsk
(Daugavpils) - the Starting Point." The conference will take place
in the recently renovated Renesanse movie theater in Daugavpils. Speeches
will include a greeting from the President of the Republic of Latvia,
Mrs. Vaira Vîíe-Freiberga, a speech by the Chairman of the Daugavpils
City Council, and an introduction by Christopher Rothko. |
| 15:30-16:20 |
Showing of Izy Morgensztern's film "Mark Rothko, 1903
through 1970, An Abstract Humanist." |
| 16:20-16:40 |
Coffee break |
| 16:40-17:10 |
Speaker Izy Morgensztern, director, former professor of History of Religions
at Toulouse University: “Mark Rothko - a Jewish Painter.” |
| 17:20-17:50 |
Speaker Eduards Klavins, professor, Riga Academy of Art: “Mark Rothko
and Latvian Art. Points of Contact in the Realm of Art History.” |
Thursday, September 25, 2003 |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Speaker David Anfam, managing director, Art Exploration Consultancy:
“Will the real Marcus Rothkowitz please stand up?” |
| 10:40-11:10 |
Speaker Fjodor Fjodorov, professor, Daugavpils University: “Essay of
Dvinsk.” |
| 11:20-11:50 |
Coffee break |
| 11:50-12:20 |
Alexander Borovski, head of Contemporary Art Dept, Russian Museum, St.
Petersburg: “Context of Spirituality: Rothko in Russian Tradition.” |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Speaker Karen Wilkin, art historian, New York Presentation on Max Weber,
Meyer Schapiro, Jules Olitski: “American Painters with Russian Roots.” |
| 13:10-13:40 |
Speaker Christopher Rothko: “Rothko and the Inner World.” |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Lunch |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Speaker Dr. Sheldon Nodelman, professor, San-Diego University: "Rothko's
Unity." |
| 16:10-16:40 |
Speaker Oliver Wick, a guest curator of the Beyeler Foundation, Basel,
Switzerland: “Mark Rothko and Rothko Rooms.” |
| 16:50-17:20 |
Speaker Suna Umari, Executive Director of the Rothko Chapel, “The unique
role of the Rothko Chapel and its activities in religion and human rights.” |
Friday, September 26, 2003 |
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Conference participants depart Daugavpils |
