Pairings: Maria Martins & Emilie Gossiaux (virtual)
Thursday, December 16, 6-7 PM (EST)
$10 Artists & Students, $15 Adults
Join us for a Pairings featuring the work of Maria Martins and Emilie Gossiaux. The two works in this Pairings address ideas of interspecies relationships, hybridity, and the possibility and impossibility of communication.
Maria Martins (b. 1894, Campanha, Brazil; d. 1973, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was best known for creating bronze sculptures of hybrid female figures informed by Amazonian Indigenous myths, Afro-Brazilian cultures, and international Surrealism.
Emilie Gossiaux (b. 1989, New Orleans, LA; lives/works: New York, NY) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work “explores the phenomenology of dreams, memories, and multisensory experiences. Since losing her vision in 2010, Gossiaux relies solely on her sense of touch and proprioception, demonstrating a profound sensitivity of texture, space, and material” (The Shed). Her work is currently on view in Greater New York 2021 at MoMA PS1 in Queens, NY.
Two educators, Angela Garcia and Maya Jeffereis, will guide participants in looking closely at works of art and dive deep into conversation. Come open to sharing your responses to the works, learning something you perhaps didn’t know, and meaningfully connecting with others.
Angela Garcia is an independent art historian and educator with 20 years of experience creating and leading engaging experiences and conversations with art. She has lectured and facilitated conversations at The Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, El Museo del Barrio, Morris Jumel Mansion among other academic, and cultural institutions.
Maya Jeffereis is a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and museum consultant with 15 years of experience working in the arts. She believes art offers us the opportunity to deeply know ourselves, think critically about the world around us, and meaningfully connect with others. Maya has taught at The Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Shed, and Hunter College, among other institutions.
Where: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
*Registration closes 15 minutes prior to program.
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