Lygia Clark
Artistic Practice in Transcultural Contexts – International Symposium, Ibero-American Institute, Berlin
1 October 2025
Lygia Clark in her studio, Rio de Janeiro, c.1950. © O Mundo de Lygia Clark-Associação Cultural, Rio de Janeiro
On the occasion of the first retrospective of Lygia Clark in Germany at the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin, a two-day academic symposium will take place on 1-2 October 2025. The symposium will explore Clark’s artistic practice and its resonance in art history, theory, pedagogy, psychiatry, and contemporary art.
Despite her impact as a key figure of participatory and sensorial art, Clark remains largely unknown to the general public in Germany. This symposium aims to intensify scholarly attention on her oeuvre, further situate her work within global modernisms, and critically engage with its enduring transcultural relevance.
International experts at the symposium are: Michael Asbury, Lydie Delahaye, Lara Demori, Angela Donini, Daniel Patric Horn, Alexandra Karentzos, Daniela Labra, Tania Regina de Luca, Marlon Miguel, Delphine Paul, Tania Rivera, Mona Schieren, Irene V. Small, Ursula Ströbele, Oscar Svanelid, Thotti, Jordan Troeller
The conference language is English and it is free of charge. To register, sign up until 28 September, 2025: SymposiumLygiaClark@iai.spk-berlin.de