Since we are unable to welcome you into the museums at this time, we are bringing our experts to you in a new online series, Art Study Center Seminars at Home.
In this session, curator Makeda Best will talk with Washington, D.C.–based photographer and artist Larry Cook. They will discuss Cook’s socially critical work, which engages issues of black masculinity, black culture, racial stereotypes, and carceral aesthetics in the American imaginary. As part of this conversation, Best and Cook ... view more »
Since we are unable to welcome you into the museums at this time, we are bringing our experts to you in a new online series, Art Study Center Seminars at Home.
In this session, curator Makeda Best will talk with Washington, D.C.–based photographer and artist Larry Cook. They will discuss Cook’s socially critical work, which engages issues of black masculinity, black culture, racial stereotypes, and carceral aesthetics in the American imaginary. As part of this conversation, Best and Cook will also consider a selection of related works in the Harvard Art Museums photography collection.
Led by:
Makeda Best, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art
Larry Cook, photographer and conceptual artist and Assistant Professor of Photography, Howard University
This virtual seminar will take place online via Zoom. Free admission, but registration is required. To register, please complete this online form.
You will receive an email confirming your registration along with a Zoom link and password for the program. If you have any questions, please contact am_register@harvard.edu.
For instructions on how to join a meeting in Zoom, please click here.
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