About this Event
Visit Bobst Gallery at NYU Libraries for the exhibition, Enabling Artistries: Displays of 19th-Century Creativity, Disability, and Freedom.
Community Day visits are self-directed and open to the public. Registration is required.
Bodily difference and creative fortitude are at the heart of an exhibition in the newly renovated Bobst Gallery at NYU Libraries. Curated by Tisch School of the Arts Professor Marianne R. Petit and Laurel Daen, Assistant Professor of American Studies at University of Notre Dame, with NYU Libraries Co-Curators Roxane Pickens and Elizabeth Verrelli, Enabling Artistries showcases the extraordinary works of 19th-century visual and performance artists working primarily with silhouettes and navigating boundaries of creativity and achievement as persons with unique status and ability in U.S. culture. Focusing on artwork by Martha Ann Honeywell, Sarah Rogers, Saunders Ken Grems Nellis, and Moses Williams, Enabling Artistries highlights how artistic practice and expression serve as gateways to personal autonomy and freedom.
Exhibition Videos – Overview: https://vimeo.com/1022982559
Exhibition Videos – Art & Disability: https://vimeo.com/1022979836
Enabling Artistries is based on , a collection of moving panoramas, printed scrolls, and handheld flip books as well as an eBook and virtual exhibition, created by Professors Petit and Daen. In addition to the nineteenth-century reproductions, Petit's artworks, and Daen and Petit's book, the show at Bobst Gallery features items from the private collection of NYU Associate Vice President for Global Programs William Pruitt III and tactile interpretations by artist Stefanie Koseff.
Enabling Artistries will be on view in Bobst Gallery (Bobst Library, 1st Floor) from October 15 - December 15, 2024, with Community Day Visits scheduled for November 30, December 7, and December 14 (registration required).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bobst Library | Bobst Gallery | 1st Floor, 70 Washington Square South, New York, United States
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