Talk About Nothing

October 18, 2010 - January 29, 2011

 

How we perceive and conceive of what is and what isn't is a universal question. It may, in fact, be the biggest question. It is at the heart of Buddhism's Diamond Sutra, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and Einstein's theory of general relativity. And here at the Rubin Museum of Art--itself, a museum of ideas--we have brought together some of the world's most active minds to talk about...nothing. There will be a lot to say.

-Tim McHenry, Producer

 

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Featured Guests & Programs

Karen Armstrong + Imam Shamsi Ali Amit Chaudhuri + Simon Critchley Oliver Sacks + John Dugdale Andrew Harvey + Eve Ensler Wolfgang Laib + Martin Brauen Antony Gormley + Tenzin Priyadarshi Mike Nichols + Christopher Potter Bill Viola + Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Brian Cox + Alison Gopnik Andrew Cohen + Lama Surya Das Ken Burns + Traleg Rinpoche William Grassie + Shobo Bhattacharya Philip Glass + Sat Hon

Sandra Bernhard + Michael Cunningham Rick Moody + Melissa Franklin Robert Wilson + Charles Renfro Nico Muhly + Andrew Solomon Lisa Randall + Christopher Potter Marie Howe + Christopher Potter Patsy Rodenburg + Christopher Potter Laurie Anderson + Charles Seife Paul Muldoon + Craig Blinderman: The Sound of Insects Fiona Shaw + Simon Critchley Richard Panek + Lee Smolin Peter Sellars + Raj Patel

 

This series ran counterpoint to the exhibition Grain of Emptiness (November 5, 2010 - April 11, 2011).

A profound inquiry into the art of representation, Peter Liechti's The Sound of Insects probes the ever-elusive and mystifying line between life and death. The film also blurs the line between documentary and fiction. View the trailer here!

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