Contemporaneity in the History of Art: A Clark Workshop 2009, Summaries of Papers and Notes on Discussions

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Sponsored by the Clark Institute, Williamstown, and the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, the workshop was convened by Terry Smith, and held at the Sterling and Francine Clark Institute, Williamstown, Mass., October 8 and 9, 2009. These notes do not record the exact statements of all participants, neither in the summaries of papers nor notes on discussions; rather, they represent the author’s own impressions of the workshop as it unfolded. See also, in this issue of Contemporaneity, Wu Hung’s contribution to the workshop.