In conjunction with the exhibition Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, on view October 25, 2016–January 29, 2017 at The Met Breuer, and to illuminate Marshall’s singular work and practice, The Met will present events in January that will celebrate the major themes in the show as well as Marshall’s artistry.
Part of MetFridays, Art School—The Studio will take place on January 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Museum visitors will drop in for talks led by creatives from a variety of disciplines and hear from curators how The Met collection continues to evolve and respond to issues of diversity. Contemporary artists will lead sessions on the fundamental skills of drawing. This event will take place at The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Breuer, and is free with Museum admission.
Participants include Ian Alteveer, Associate Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Met, and co-curator of Kerry James Marshall: Mastry; Jordan Casteel, artist; Sheryll Durrant, urban farmer and food justice advocate; PUBLIQuartet, The Met’s Quartet in Residence; and William Villalongo, artist.
Kerry James Marshall—A Creative Convening, on Saturday, January 28, is an all-day symposium from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. Compelling voices will gather for an exploration of radical creativity inspired by the ideas, practice, and content in the work of Kerry James Marshall.
Participants include: Kerry James Marshall, artist; Ian Alteveer, Associate Curator, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Met, and co-curator of Kerry James Marshall: Mastry; Rashida Bumbray, choreographer; Kimberly Bryant, Founder, Black Girls Code; Michelle Carter, 2016 Olympic Shot Put gold medalist; Huey Copeland, Associate Professor of Art History, Northwestern; Fred Eversley, artist; Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem; Mario Gooden, author, Dark Space: Architecture, Representation, Black Identity and Professor of Practice, Columbia Architecture; Joe Hall, Founder, Ghetto Film School; Arthur Jafa, director and cinematographer; Helen Molesworth, Chief Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and co-curator, Kerry James Marshall: Mastry; Monique W. Morris, author and social justice scholar; Alondra Nelson, interdisciplinary social scientist and Columbia Dean of Social Science; Robert O’Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Department of English and Comparative Literature, and Director, Center for Jazz Studies, Columbia University; Toshi Reagon, singer-songwriter-musician; Michael N. Shadlen, Professor of Neuroscience, Columbia University; Greg Tate, writer and musician; Bryant Terry, James Beard Award–winning chef, educator, and author; Hank Thomas, physicist; and Imani Uzuri, vocalist and composer.
Space is limited and advance registration is required. The symposium will be live streamed on The Met’s Facebook. This event is free with Museum admission.
Credits
Kerry James Marshall: Mastry
October 25, 2016–January 29, 2017
Location: Floors 3 and 4, The Met Breuer
The exhibition is made possible by the Ford Foundation, Kenneth and Rosalind Landis, and the H. Tony and Marti Oppenheimer Foundation.
Additional support is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
It is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Education and outreach programs are made possible by the Ford Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Gordon.
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January 11, 2017
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