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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Adrian Piper, The Mythic Being
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Symposium: Adrian Piper: The Long View

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A sustained examination of the art-historical and social changes Adrian Piper has lived through, and the ways in which they contribute to an understanding of the work on view.

Part I: Looking Back

11:15 a.m. Voices in Dialogue: Fellow Travelers
Artist Donna Dennis, professor of museum studies Bruce Altshuler, and gallerist Jeffrey Deitch compare notes on their experiences of the events of the 1960s and 1970s, and offer perspectives on Piper’s work.

12:45 p.m. Lunch break

2:15 p.m. Voices in Dialogue: Time Travelers
Art historians Alexander Alberro and Nizan Shaked offer interpretations of the effect of the times on Piper’s work.

3:45 p.m. Coffee break

Part II: Looking Around

4:05 p.m. Keynote: European Encounters
Jörg Heiser, director of the Institute for Art in Context at the University of the Arts, Berlin, delivers the symposium’s keynote address on Piper’s artistic trajectory in Europe.

5:05 p.m. Voices in Dialogue: Global Travelers

Europe-based critics and art historians who have an experience of global migration compare insights into Piper’s work. Art historians Elvan Zabunyan and Vid Simoniti are joined by Pablo Larios, senior editor of Frieze magazine.

Presented with the support of The Museum of Modern Art and Visionary Women.

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