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What does it mean to redefine the landscape that art occupies? Join curator Mary Schneider Enriquez and Chassidy Winestock, on Wednesday, March 10, for a conversation reflecting on works by Howardena Pindell, Kara Walker, and Kerry James Marshall. They will look at how these artists have challenged the art world and museum spaces. This online event is free and open to everyone.

This week on Harvard Art Museums from Home:

  • The Ho Family Student Guide Tours are well under way. On Saturday, March 6, take part in an interactive discussion of an early illustration for The Tale of Genji and two sculptures: Daphne by Renée Sintenis and Nature Study by Louise Bourgeois. On Thursday, March 11, you’re invited to take a closer look at a seventh-century mural painting, a sculpture by Brancusi, and an easel painting by Kandinsky. On March 13, we’ll confront the history of museum practice through a critical look at Eight Men Ferrying a Statue of the Buddha, a Liberian (Mano) “chief’s mask,” and a work by Louise Bourgeois.
  • Don’t miss the kickoff to our new Art Talk series, ReFrame. Explore the history of photography collecting at Harvard with curator Makeda Best on Tuesday, March 9, as she uncovers new stories, perspectives, and historical connections. Check out the rest of the series on our calendar.
  • On Wednesday, March 10, revisit the works of Howardena Pindell, Kara Walker, and Kerry James Marshall, considering questions of race and representation in art museums today. 
  • Watch this video on Greco-Roman objects that depict sirens: hybrid creatures straddling the line between beast and human, fear and desire, life and death.
  • Register today for a lecture featuring American historian Christy Coleman on Wednesday, March 24. Renowned for creating innovative, engaging, and inclusive museum exhibitions and programs that tell a comprehensive story of American history, Coleman will be joined by Harvard Art Museums curator Makeda Best and Harvard history professor Sven Beckert. This lecture is part of the Seminar on Innovative Curatorial Practice and is presented in partnership with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
 
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Image: Howardena Pindell, American, Autobiography: Past & Present II, 2005. Offset lithograph on white wove paper. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, 2018.33.45. Courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York. © Howardena Pindell.