Elegies: Opening Lecture, A Panel of Artists

Thursday Trio:

3 – Well placed chairs on a stage.

3 – Bottles of water on table.

3 – Lecture microphones in chairs. Do you see them?

3 – Women, A curator and two still-life artists.

Talented women, one brings together works for a larger narrative, two present powerful themes in their art.

Three artists from ‘Elegies’ discussed the autobiographical elements in their work in relationship to land and personal narrative. Elizabeth Colomba and David Antonio Cruz live and work in New York City. Brittney Leeanne Williams lives and works in Los Angeles. Monique Long, curator.

“a framework of Black diasporic identities, histories, and collective experiences.”

“A central discourse in this exhibition considers Blackness in relation to the existential question, “How does an artist create work about the body without the body being present?” resulting in political, historical, and art historical interventions.”

a panel discussion with three noted contemporary artists featured in ‘Elegies: Still Lifes in Contemporary Art,’ Brittney Leeanne Williams, David Antonio Cruz, and Elizabeth Colomba, in conversation with Monique Long, the show’s curator.

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5 responses to “Elegies: Opening Lecture, A Panel of Artists”

  1. Mama Cormier Avatar

    Great play on trios. Love it. Thanks for playing Robert.

    1. Robert Avatar

      Thank you!

  2. Neal Saye Avatar

    What a wonderfully insightful evening we had.

    1. Robert Avatar

      Looking forward to more!

    2. Neal Saye Avatar

      Same.

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