PULSE Contemporary Art Fair | Perspectives

PERSPECTIVES is an ongoing series of panel discussions that provoke dialogue between industry insiders and the public, exploring ideas within contemporary art and the art market. Led each day during the fair by prominent art world insiders, these conversations grant fairgoers intimate and exclusive access to the critical and current issues within the industry.

PERSPECTIVES TALKS | All talks held in the PERSPECTIVE Lounge

Is Your Collection Relevant? | Starting and Growing a Collection in an Evolving Market  

Thursday, March 3rd | 1pm 

• Moderated by Katy Donoghue, editor of Whitewall in discussion with Kenneth Schenkler, Founder and CEO of Gertrude and Artlist and Maxwell Davidson IV, Partner & Senior Director of Davidson Contemporary.

Cultural Identity and The Creative Process 

Friday, March 4 |  1pm

• Moderated by Joey Lico, Independent Curator and Director of Programming for The Cultivist in discussion with artist, Zoë Buckman.

Art and Revolution 

Saturday, March 5 | 1pm 

• Moderated by Hyperallergic Co-Founder and Editor-in-chief, Hrag Vartanian in discussion with Chloë Bass, Artist & Public Practitioner and Ryan Wong, Writer and Managing Director of Kundiman.

Supporting Artistic Exchange with Cuban Artist Fund 

Saturday, March 5 | 3pm

• Moderated by Sherry Dobbin, Director of Times Square Arts in discussion with Artist Emilio Perez and Cuban Artists Fund Executive Director, Carlos Pomares.

A Critical Eulogy: The Loss and Legacy of Dyke Bars 

Sunday, March 6 | 1pm

• Moderated by artist, Macon Reed in discussion with Wanda Acosta, Creator of Sundays at Cafe Tabac and owner of WonderBar, Starlight, and Clubhouse, Lisa Cannistraci, Owner of Henrietta Hudson, Jen Jack Gieseking, Assistant Professor of Public Humanities in American Studies at Trinity College, Aay Preston-Mint, artist, printmaker, and educator, and multidisciplinary genderqueer artist, Asia-Vinae Palmer.