Kent Monkman, artist
Randall Griffey, Curator, Modern and Contemporary Art, The Met
Join Cree artist Kent Monkman and curator Randall Griffey for a dynamic discussion about Monkman's monumental paintings for The Met's Great Hall. Known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history, Monkman explores themes of colonization, sexuality, loss, and resilience across a variety of mediums, including painting, film, performance, and installation. The artist's gender-fluid alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, who often appears in his work as a time-traveling, shape-shifting, supernatural being who reverses the colonial gaze, begins the evening with a short lecture. Note: Space is limited; advance registration required.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Great Hall Commission: Kent Monkman, mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People).
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