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Slought Foundation ('Sl-aw-t') is a not-for-profit organization in Philadelphia that broadly encourages new futures for contemporary life through public programs featuring international artists, architects, and theorists. Our programs are purposely critical and provocative in an intimate and participatory environment, and we invite our audiences to consider criticality itself as a source of dynamism and enjoyment. Situated at the forefront of curatorial production in North America, Slought Foundation has presented hundreds of exhibitions, events, performances, and trade publications, as well as a significant internet presence featuring extensive audio recordings. Please share information about our programs and publications with friends and colleagues. Whether this is your first visit to our website, or you have attended past programs, also consider bringing a friend to an upcoming event and introducing yourself to us.

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239 years (divided by 12 artists)
On view from Apr 18 - May 18, 2008
Opens on Fri, Apr 18, 2008



Cuerpos en Camera: The Films of Daniel Böhm
On view from Apr 18 - May 18, 2008
Opens on Fri, Apr 18, 2008



Announcements concerning upcoming programs are forthcoming.






Learn about Slought for Export, a series of archival explorations into the activities and artistic collaborations of the Slought Foundation. The inaugural exhibits at Galerie Heike Curtze in Berlin in February 2007 and Zone:Chelsea in New York in December 2007 travels to Paris and Buenos Aires in 2008.



Listen to recordings from In Defense of Sloth, a performance and symposium at The Cooper Union in New York exploring the cultural history of laziness, through an eclectic and entertaining series of presentations about that most philosophical of vices.



Listen to a public conversation featuring Werner Herzog in dialogue with Karen Beckman, in conjunction with "Ecstatic Truth," an exhibition at Slought Foundation exploring the film work and manifestos of the German filmmaker.



Listen to French philosopher Alain Badiou engage with Simon Critchley in a wide-ranging discussion about the politics of resistance and the relationship between democracy and disappointment.



Learn about The Casual Passer-By I Met at 3.01 pm, Philadelphia, April 9, 2007, an outdoor installation featuring the work of artist Braco Dimitrijevic on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, taking the form of a gigantic photo portrait of an unknown person.



Look for Tooth and Nail: Film and Video 1970-74 by Dennis Oppenheim, a new DVD publication from Slought Books featuring videos by the artist and essays by Willoughby Sharp and Aaron Levy, distributed through Microcinema International.



Listen to Evasions of Power, a project exploring literature, architecture, and geo-politics through roundtable discussions, debates, and interventions featuring over 35 architects, curators, theorists, and artists from the United States and Europe.



Watch Avital Ronell, Jean-Michel Rabaté and others celebrate Hélène Cixous and Ex-Cities, a new release from Slought Books, at The Drawing Center, New York.



Listen to the 2006 Slought Foundation Awards for Rogue Thought, featuring recipients Catherine Liu and Laurence Rickels, as well as Avital Ronell, Marjorie Perloff, and Jim English.






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