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BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht
BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Pauwstraat, Utrecht, Netherlands

 Exhibition

21 August–25 September 2011

BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht  

The Molyneux Problem

Irene Kopelman

Irene Kopelman, The Molyneux Problem, exhibition view. Photo: Liselotte Habets

BAK, basis voor actuele kunst presents the exhibition The Molyneux Problem, on view at BAK from 21 August till 29 September 2011 and opening on 20 August at 17.00 hrs.

The Molyneux Problem is part of Irene Kopelman’s doctoral work toward a PhD in Fine Arts, a degree realized through a collaboration between MaHKU, Utrecht Graduate School of Visual Art and Design, Utrecht and the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki. A public doctoral defense takes place on 2 September 2011 from 14.15–16.00 hrs.

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Irene Kopelman. The Molyneux Problem

conversation
The Molyneux Problem
by Maria Hlavajova in conversation with Irene Kopelman

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