PROVIDENCE – In its first series, the Warren and Allison Kanders Lecture Series will feature artists and museum community experts from across the country, according to a mid-August release by the Brown Arts Initiative at Brown University.
Inaugural participants include:
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- Oct. 18 and 19: Chicago-based artist Nick Cave, who incorporates visual and performing arts into his work via sculpture, installation, video, sound and dance. Cave will be on campus Oct. 18 and 19, and interviewed by Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art curator Denise Markonish in a conversation open to the public.
- Nov. 8: Iranian-born, New York City-based artist Shirin Neshat, known for her videos, film and photography, will participate in a moderated conversation on Nov. 8.
- March 2018: Wangechi Mutu, an artist working out of New York City and Nairobi, Kenya, is known for her mixed-media collages, sculpture, performance and animation. She recently had an installation at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. Her two-day visit in March 2018 includes a conversation with Adrienne Edwards, curator at Performa and curator-at-large at the Walker Art Center, on March 14, 2018.
- Feb. 7, 2018: Director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, N.Y., Thelma Golden is an expert in presentations on race, identity, politics and culture. She will participate in a moderated conversation on Feb. 7, 2018.
Considered a “significant component” of the BAI curriculum, according to the release, speakers in the Kanders Lecture Series will spend two or three days working with students on Brown’s campus via seminars, workshops, studio visits and discussions, among other engagements. Their visit culminates in a public presentation.
Established in 2016, the BAI was designed to realize goals highlighted in the university’s Building on Distinction strategic plan, which seeks to “cultivate creative expression and ensure the arts are central to the Brown experience,” according to the release.
Components of the series are free and open to the public with advanced registration. More information can be found online.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.
