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Join acclaimed artist and curator Dr. Deborah Willis for an Art Wise talk at the Hunter Museum. A MacArthur Fellow and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at New York University, Dr. Willis is one of the nation’s leading historians of African American photography and visual culture. She is also a featured artist and co-curator of Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory, the Hunter’s current exhibition, which explores the ways artists use photography, film, and other media to preserve and reimagine history. This is a special opportunity to hear directly from one of the most influential voices in contemporary photography and African American visual culture – don't miss it!
Program is free and open to all.
Art Wise talks are generously supported by Martha Mackey.
Generous support is provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory is curated by Cheryl Finley, Ph.D., and Deborah Willis, Ph.D., and originated as a FotoFocus exhibition at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, on the occasion of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. The traveling exhibition is organized by Curatorial Exhibitions, Pasadena, California.
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