Gallery Talks, Lectures & Discussions
Ongoing
Artists, curators, scholars, and others share their insights on BAMPFA exhibitions, the arts, and other cultural topics.
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Apsara DiQuinzio, curator of modern and contemporary art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, leads a gallery tour.
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, February 19, 12 PMCurator’s Talk: Elaine Yau on Rosie Lee Tompkins
Explore the art and life of Rosie Lee Tompkins with a gallery talk by exhibition cocurator Elaine Yau.
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Friday, February 21, 12 PM; Sunday, February 23, 3 PMGallery Talks: Lands of Promise and Peril
The student curators of Lands of Promise and Peril present gallery talks mapping the exhibition’s themes and revealing their curatorial process and perspectives.
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Saturday, February 29, 2 PM
Colloquium: Re-visioning the Art of Rosie Lee Tompkins
Scholars Elaine Yau, Horace Ballard, and Lisa Gail Collins shed new light on Tompkins, her cultural context, and her place in modern and contemporary art.
Note: An email announcement mistakenly listed this event's start time as 3 PM.
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Wednesday, March 4, and Friday, April 17, 12 PMGallery Talks: When All That Is Solid Melts into Air
The UC Berkeley student curators of When All That Is Solid Melts into Air offer their cultural and scholarly insights into the work on view.
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Saturday, March 7, 2 PMConversation: Ron Nagle and Don Ed Hardy
Artist Ron Nagle is joined in conversation by his longtime friend the internationally celebrated tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy.
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Wednesday, March 25, 12 PMArtist’s and Curator’s Talk: Ulrike Ottinger and Susan Oxtoby
Join noted filmmaker, cinematographer, and photographer Ulrike Ottinger and curator Susan Oxtoby for an insightful tour of Ottinger’s MATRIX exhibition.
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Friday, April 3, 12 PMGallery Talk: Steuart Pittman on Ron Nagle
Oakland-based artist Steuart Pittman addresses recurring themes of humor, music, craftsmanship, and beauty in Ron Nagle’s work, as well as Nagle’s role as a teacher.
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Saturday, April 4, 3:30 PMConversation: Richard Walker and Seth Lunine
Cultural geographers Walker and Lunine discuss themes integral to Lands of Promise and Peril: Geographies of California, including climate change, environmentalism, gentrification, and technological innovation.
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Friday, May 8, 12 PMGallery Talk: Nathan Lynch on Ron Nagle
Artist Nathan Lynch gives a talk focusing on Nagle’s work ethic, attention to detail, and unflinching pursuit of his best sculpture, as well as his humor and sense of style.
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Friday, May 15, 6 PMMFA Artists’ Talks
Meet the graduates of UC Berkeley’s Master of Fine Arts program as they talk about their recent work.
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Saturday, May 16, 2 PMLijin Collection Lecture by Julia F. Andrews: Women Artists in Twentieth-Century China: A Prehistory of the Contemporary
Art historian Julia F. Andrews presents a lecture reflecting on the rise of women as artists and as subjects for art, in the context of the evolving status of women in twentieth-century China.
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Sunday, May 17, 3 PMArtist’s Talk: Gauri Gill
“One of India’s most respected photographers” (New York Times) talks about the evolution of her photographic practice, her collaborative projects, and her ongoing engagement with rural India since 1999.
Past Events
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Friday, February 14, 12 PMGallery Talk: Juana Berrío on Ron Nagle
Independent curator and writer Juana Berrío presents perspectives on Ron Nagle’s ceramic sculptures through the lenses of painting and music.
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Wednesday, January 15, 12 PMCurator’s Talk: Apsara DiQuinzio on Ron Nagle
Join exhibition curator Apsara DiQuinzio for an engaging, expert tour of Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter.