You are invited to join us for this free panel discussion on October 18 at SVA organized by The Robert Giard Foundation and inspired by topics in this summer’s release of Studies in Gender and Sexuality: Psychoanalysis Cultural Studies Practice Research, Volume 15 Issue #2, which focused on Robert Giard’s work with the nude and the self in photography.

Panel Moderators:
James Saslow, professor of art history at CUNY and trustee of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art.
Julia Van Haaften, founding curator of the New York Public Library’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.

Panelists:
Vince Aletti, critic (The New Yorker, Photograph, Aperture)
Jen Davis, photographer (www.jendavisphoto.com)
Steven Haas, photographer and Director, George Platt Lynes Foundation
Yijun “Pixy” Liao, photographer (www.yijunliao.com)
Wayne Northcross, curator and writer (The New York Observer, Un-Titled Project, Artkapsule.com)
Hrvoje Slovenc, photographer (www.hrvojeslovenc.com)
Shen Wei, photographer (www.shenphoto.com)
Jessica Yatrofsky, photographer (www.jessicayatrofsky.com)

The discussion will be divided into two panels, one focusing on nude photography of the self, moderated by James Saslow, and the other on nude photography of the “other,” moderated by Julia Van Haaften.

The Nude Portrait and the Nude Self-Portrait: The Psychology of Exposure
Saturday, October 18, 1 – 5 pm
School of Visual Arts
136 West 21st Street
Room 418F

Free limited admission. RSVP here or email robertgiardfoundation@gmail.com with your name and number of people in your party.