During this in-person talk, curator Mary Schneider Enriquez and artist Krzysztof Wodiczko will discuss the artist’s groundbreaking work.
This is an in-person event.
Curator Mary Schneider Enriquez along with artist and professor Krzysztof Wodiczko will discuss Portrait, Wodiczko’s commission at the Harvard Art Museums that explores the state of democracy today. Video recordings capturing voices of students and young people are used to activate the Harvard Art Museums’ iconic portrait of George Washington (c. 1795) by Gilbert Stuart, fostering an exchange of views and responses at this time of heightened political division.
Though not required, participants are encouraged to view Portrait before the gallery talk.
Krzysztof Wodiczko: Portrait is on view at the Harvard Art Museums through April 17, 2022.
A concurrent exhibition, Interrogative Design: Selected Works of Krzysztof Wodiczko, is on view at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design through April 8, 2022. (Before visiting, please visit the Graduate School of Design’s website for up-to-date information on public access to the school’s galleries.)
Led by:
Mary Schneider Enriquez, Houghton Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Krzysztof Wodiczko, Professor in Residence of Art, Design and the Public Domain, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Gallery talks are limited to 18 people, and it is required that you reserve your place. At 10am the day of the event, reservations will open and may be arranged online through this form. The gallery talk reservation will also serve as your general museum reservation. If required, visitors will pay the museum admission fee upon arrival.
Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk.
Please visit the website to learn about our general policies for museum visits.
2022/03/23 - 2022/03/23
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
The Harvard Art Museums are accessible for visitors using wheelchairs and other mobility devices. Accessible entrances are located on Quincy Street and Broadway. Visitors arriving via paratransit van or similar are recommended to use the entrance on Broadway, which allows a right-side exit from the vehicle. As the Broadway entrance is otherwise closed to visitors at this time, please let us know if you plan to use this entrance so that we can prepare for your arrival.
A limited number of wheelchairs are available for loan in the lobby free of charge. Wheelchair-accessible seating and assistive-listening devices are available in our lecture halls. Large text (18-point font) Visitor Guides are available in print and via iPads on loan from our Admissions desk for visitors with low vision. We also offer handheld magnifiers.
Accessible parking is available (pre-purchase required) in the Broadway Garage, located at 5 Felton Street. (Please note that the garage has a 6 ft. 8 in. height limit.) Parking permits can be purchased online and must be printed and presented to the parking attendant upon arrival. When asked to select the department from a drop-down menu, select Museum Visitor—Art Museums. The department code is 9071.
Sign language interpretation may be available upon request; please contact Visitor Services at least two weeks prior to the program.
For further assistance or inquiries, contact Visitor Services at 617-495-9400 or am_visitorservices@harvard.edu.