Panel Discussions
Panel: 'Giorgio de Chirico, Horses: The Death of a Rider’
June 28th, 2023
Vito Schnabel Gallery - New York, NY
In collaboration with The Brooklyn Rail. Moderated by Phong H. Bui with Mary Ann Caws and Robert Storr
Conversation: Artists on Robert Motherwell
January 12th, 2023
Menil Collection - Houston, TX
Artists Angel Otero and Joseph Havel, alongside Phong Bui, Publisher & Artistic Director of "The Brooklyn Rail," join Edouard Kopp, Chief Curator, Menil Drawing Institute, for a conversation exploring the influence of Robert Motherwell’s work on artists today. The program is presented in conjunction with the Menil’s exhibition "Robert Motherwell Drawing: As Fast as the Mind Itself."
A Conversation on Hughie Lee-Smith
September 15th, 2022
Karma - New York, NY
On the occasion of Hughie Lee-Smith, Karma is pleased to invite you to a conversation on the legacy of late American artist Hughie Lee-Smith with Phong Bui, Co-Founder & Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Rail, Lauren Haynes, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Programs at the Queens Museum, Dr. Amber Jamilla Musser, professor of English at CUNY Graduate Center and artist Nathaniel Oliver.
Gallery Talk: Michael Auping, Phong Bui, and Joan Jonas on Susan Rothenberg
October 28th, 2021
Richard Gray Gallery - New York, NY
On the occasion of Susan Rothenberg: On Both Sides of My Line, Gray hosts distinguished curator Michael Auping, and artist Joan Jonas for a live dialogue moderated by Phong Bui, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Rail. In their live-streamed conversation, Auping, Jonas, and Bui discuss Rothenberg’s seminal profile horse paintings—the subject of the exhibition—and their significance to her wider practice.
In Conversation: ‘Jack Whitten. Transitional Space. A Drawing Survey.’ with Phong Bui, Kelly Baum, and Julie Mehretu
March 6th, 2020
Hauser & Wirth - New York, NY
On the occasion of the first major survey dedicated to the artist's works on paper, Phong Bui, Kelly Baum, and Julie Mehretu discussed Whitten's singular vision and his enduring legacy on site at Hauser & Wirth 69th Street. Their conversation can be viewed at the bottom of the page
Video Art: Doomsday Dreams
February 12th, 2020
Brooklyn Rail Headquarters - Brooklyn, NY
A conversation with Eleanor Heartney, Joan Jonas, Barbara London, and Federico Solmi, moderated by Martha Schwendener, and Phong Bui to celebrate the publication of Barbara London's recent monograph Video Art: The First Fifty Years (Phaidon) and Eleanor Heartney's new book Doomsday Dreams: The Apocalyptic Imagination in Contemporary Art (Silver Hollow Press).
Lunder Institute Panel Discussion: What Role do Artists Have to Play in Addressing Climate Change?
September 18th, 2019
Colby College - Waterville, ME
What role do artists have to play in addressing climate change and other ecological crises? The Lunder Institute for American Art hosted a panel discussion and Q&A on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 with Phong Bui, Alexis Rockman, Allyson Vieira, Denise Bruesewitz, and Keith Peterson.
In conversation: Alexandra Schwartz and Phong Bui with Ethan Buchsbaum on Alexandra Schwartz
September 28th, 2018
Almine Rech Gallery - New York, NY
On September 28, 2018, Almine Rech Gallery hosted a panel discussion on the occasion of it’s Vivian Springford exhibition and the release of the artist’s first-ever monograph, featuring FIT Professor of Art History Alexandra Schwartz, Brooklyn Rail Publisher and Artistic Director Phong Bui, and Almine Rech Gallery Director Ethan Buchsbaum
Tell Me Something Good - Jonas Mekas, Shirin Neshat, Lucas Zwirner, Shahzia Sikander, and Phong Bui
November 13th, 2017
Strand Bookstore - New York, NY
Since its inception, co-founder and artistic director Phong Bui and the Rail’s contributors have interviewed over four hundred artists for The Brooklyn Rail. This volume brings together for the first time a selection of sixty of the most influential and seminal interviews with artists ranging from Richard Serra and Brice Marden, to Alex Da Corte and House of Ladosha. While each interview is important in its own right, offering a perspective on the life and work of a specific artist, collectively they tell the story of a journal that has grown during one of the more diverse and surprising periods in visual art.
Philip Guston: Laughter in the Dark - Panel Discussion
January 10th, 2017
Hauser & Wirth - New York, NY
The panel discussion is moderated by Phong Bui and includes: William Corbett, poet and essayist; Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker; Irving Sandler, art historian and critic; Katy Siegel, senior programming and research curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art; and Lisa Yuskavage, artist.
On Philip Guston
2003
Pierogi Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
A panel discussion on Philip Guston, his work, and his legacy with Daniel Baird, Deborah Bricker Balken, Phong Bui, William Corbett, Robert Storr, and Terry Winters.