Forgotten Spaces: A Film Screening and Conversation with Allan Sekula, Benjamin Buchloh, and David Harvey

The Cooper Union, Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square

As part of the exhibition Foreclosed: Between Crisis and Possibility, this event features the U.S. Premiere of The Forgotten Space, an award-winning film essay by Allan Sekula and Noël Burch. This screening will be followed by a conversation between Allan Sekula, art historian Benjamin Buchloh, and geographer David Harvey, introduced by Anthony Vidler, Dean and Professor of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union, New York.

Moving between the four port cities of Bilbao, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong, The Forgotten Space excavates the maritime world as a space that is often foreclosed from mainstream awareness. This film reinscribes the sea as a crucial site within complex networks of global capitalism. Sekula and Burch intertwine this with narratives of the stories of people working in the world’s major harbors. The conversation following the film will explore the relationship between capitalism and uneven geographical development.

This event is co-sponsored by The Cooper Union.

This program is free of charge and open to the public; seats will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors open at 3:30 pm.

This event in organized in conjunction with Foreclosed: Between Crisis and Possibility. Please note that Foreclosed does not take place at the Museum. Please consult individual calendar listings for details. All events are free and open to the public.