Art and academia – a complicated relationship?

In May, Bogdan Szyber's Documented Artistic Research Project (Doctoral Thesis) "Fauxthentication – Art, Academia & Authorship (or the site-specifics of the Academic Artist)" was rejected by the invited external Examination Committee. It was a unique event, which highlighted the not always uncomplicated relationship between the art world and artistic research.

What happens when artists are invited to academic institutions and are allowed to call themselves researchers? Is it an opportunity for immersion and reflection that can lead to more interesting art? Or will it rather be a kind of straitjacket that wants to academicize the artist?

Welcome to a conversation with this year's hottest art debate as a starting point!

On stage

Bogdan Szyber, Visual artist and rejected PhD candidate
Lars O Ericsson, Artist, art critic and associate professor of practical philosophy
Maria Lantz, Vice-Chancellor at Konstfack

The conversation is led by Erik Gandini and Lotta Erikson, Stockholm University of the Arts.

Date and ticket booking

Date: Thursday 15 October
Time: 17:00-18:30
Venue: Foajé 3, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (book a ticket) + online

The conversation will be live-streamed on Facebook.

Attend IRL: Link to ticket booking (only 50 tickets)
Live-stream on Facebook: Link to Facebook event
Live-stream on Forum/Debatt website: Forum/Debatt videos

The conversation can be seen afterwards on Facebook, Vimeo and Forum Debatt's website.

Bogdan Szyber during the public defence that took place on 15 May 2020.

Read more about the public defence: Bogdan Szyber's public defence

Read the Doctoral Thesis: Fauxthentication – Art, Academia & Authorship (or the site-specifics of the Academic Artist)

Statement from Stockholm University of the Arts (25 July 2020): Comments concerning the current debate on artistic research

Tonight's event is part of the seminar serie Art talks, a collaboration between Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH) and Forum / Debatt. Read more about Art talks.