@ the Warhol: Art, Science & Ethics Program Series
co-presented with the University of Pittsburgh
Throughout February and March, The Andy Warhol Museum and the University of Pittsburgh will present a series of talks, lectures and forums exploring the intersections of art, science and ethics in the sometimes dangerous pursuit of perfection, in conjunction with Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, a powerful exhibition organized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
All programs are free with Museum admission. University of Pittsburgh students free.
Perspectives on Deadly Medicine:
Every Sunday, 4pm, February 4 – March 18
University of Pittsburgh faculty will give their perspectives on Deadly Medicine and related contemporary issues. 30 min talks in the exhibition space
Feb 4: Josh Ellenbogen, Assistant Professor of Art History, History of Photography
Feb 11: Toi Derricotte, poet, Professor of English
Feb 18: Elizabeth Gettig, Associate Professor of Human Genetics, Director, Genetic Counseling Program
Feb 25: Stephen B. Thomas, Director of the Center for Minority Health and the Philip Hallen Professor of Community Health and Social Justice, Graduate School of Public Health
Mar 4: Mary Crossley, Professor of Law & Dean School of Law
Mar 11: Seymour Drescher, Professor of History and Sociology
Mar 18: Kate Seelman, Professor and Associate Dean of Disability Programs, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Forum Evening: Art, Science, Ethics & the Pursuit of Perfection
@ the Warhol, Thursday, March 1st, 2007, 5 - 10 pm
Co-presented by The Andy Warhol Museum and the University of Pittsburgh. Sign language interpretation for this evening funded by FISA.
Featuring:
short slide talk and discussion with W.P. Andrew Lee, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
viewing of the exhibition Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, special related displays & the Museum's permanent collection
a series of 15-20 min talks on various aspects of the exhibition & the intersections of art, science & ethics and the dangerous pursuit of perfection featuring:
The Cultural Authority of Medicine-for Good and Ill
David Barnard, Professor, Department of Medicine, Director, Institute to Enhance Palliative Care, Director, Palliative Care Education, Center for Bioethics & Health Law
Preventing Disease, Individualizing Medicine, Perfecting People: Eu/genic Medicine in the 21st Century
Lisa Parker, Associate Professor of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health & Director, Graduate Education, Center for Bioethics & Health Law
Better Than Well: Mental and Physical Health and The Moving Target of Perfection
John Lyne, Professor of Communication
Death in America: Art and Life
Terry Smith, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History & Theory
open studio & hands-on explorations of the intersections of art & science
