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Altoona Virtual Lecture Series: Audience

Mon, Jan 25

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Zoom

The Audience, the Installation, the Photograph with Huang Guaier, Wang Runzhong, and Chris McGinnis

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Altoona Virtual Lecture Series: Audience
Altoona Virtual Lecture Series: Audience

Time & Location

Jan 25, 2021, 12:30 PM

Zoom

About the Event

This virtual lecture series is designed to present the artworks of the contemporary artists while highlighting the importance of the two galleries of permanent collection pieces. These scholarly conversations will explore the medium of photography through its history, contemporary uses, and its possible future.

How do YOU fit in to the exhibition? Hear from artists Huang Guiaer, Wang Runzhong, and Chris McGinnis as they discuss how the audience plays a vital role in the creation and installation of their work. Artist duo Huang Guiaer + Wang Runzhong’s floor pieces are placed throughout the museum, and their contemporary look at Susan Sontag’s classic text, On Photography, requires visitor participation. Hear from Chris McGinnis, an installation artist, curator, and educator, who will share his artistic practice and about his Greenhouse; Facade piece on view in the SAMA Altoona lobby. This event will last one hour and is free to the public.Participants may…

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