By viewing and discussing selected artworks together, we attempt to open up non-representational art globally: How does Judith Kakon's concrete work Learn to Lay Brick IV (2017) address the interactions between globalization, society, and trade? What levels of meaning emerge when we view Fred Sandback's minimalist spatial installations through the lens of East Asian aesthetics? What role did the examination of indigenous cultures in Mexico play for Josef Albers? With Dr. Birgit Hopfener, Professor of Art History, Carleton University, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (2025-2026) and Lea Altner, Director of PEAC Museum