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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Senior Curator for Asian Art Julia White leads a gallery tour. Photo: George Alfaro
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Upcoming Events
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Saturday, June 30, 1:30 PMWay Bay Days: Tom di Maria, Sandra Phillips, Keith Wilson, Brett Goodroad, Terry Cannon
Five speakers take on five Bay Area artists: Judith Scott, Lew Thomas, Frank Moore, Fred Martin, and Sara Kathryn Arledge.
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Wednesday, July 11, 12 PMCurator’s Talk: Joel Smith on Peter Hujar
The curator of Peter Hujar: Speed of Life shares insights into Hujar’s arresting vision of the downtown Manhattan underground of the 1970s and 1980s.
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Wednesday, July 11, 6 PMCurators’ Talk: Andrea Andersson and Julia Bryan-Wilson on Cecilia Vicuña
The co-curators of Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen discuss lost languages and the politics of ephemerality in this exhibition walkthrough.
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Thursday, July 12, 6 PMArtist’s Talk: Joanne Leonard
In this illustrated talk, Joanne Leonard discusses her photographic work and the places and spaces of women’s lives.
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Sunday, July 29, 3 PMCurator’s Talk: Matthew Coleman on Peter Hujar
In this exhibition walk-through, BAMPFA Assistant Curator Matthew Coleman explores Hujar’s distinctive and arresting photographic style and imagery.
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Thursday, August 16, 12 PMBarbara Stauffacher Solomon and Jacquelynn Baas in Conversation
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon talks about her new Art Wall with former BAMPFA director Jacquelynn Baas, who curated the project.
Past Events
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Thursday, June 7, 12 PMCurator's Talk: Rosaline Kyo on Master Traces, Transcultural Visions
The curator of Master Traces, Transcultural Visions explores the important role of narrative art in Buddhist teachings.
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Wednesday, May 23, 6 PMLecture: Alicia McCarthy and Ruby Neri
The two artists explore their twenty-year history of collaboration and artistic dialogue.
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Saturday, May 5, 1:30 PMWay Bay Days: Dena Beard, Jeffrey Spahn, Jeff Gunderson, Steve Anker
For the second of our Way Bay Days, four speakers take on four Bay Area artists: Xara Thustra, Kay Sekimachi, Carlos Villa, and Alice Anne Parker (Severson).
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Saturday, May 5, 4 PMLil B: Extremely Rare Photography and Art Collection Issue #1
Iconic Berkeley recording artist Brandon “Lil B” McCartney presents photographic works and “extremely rare art,” sharing his unique focus on compassion, unrestrained creative expression, and the power of positive thinking.
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Tuesday, April 24, 5:30 PMMapping as Research: Trevor Paglen in conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson
Book signing follows discussion.
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Saturday, April 21, 1 PMPanel Discussion: Re-Seeing Dictee
This panel takes a fresh look at Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s influential book Dictee and its relationship to the rest of the artist’s work.
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Saturday, April 21, 2 PMPanel Discussion: Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision
Our panelists revisit the legacy of Bay Area artist Carlos Villa, whose Worlds in Collision project addressed multiculturalism, education, activism, and identity politics.
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Friday, April 20, 6 PMEnrique Chagoya and Rupert García on Political Art
Two celebrated Bay Area artists engage in a public conversation about their approaches to making politically driven art.
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Friday, April 13, 12 PMGallery Talk: Todd Olson on Agony in Effigy
UC Berkeley art history professor Olson explores the theme of female violence in two works on view in Agony in Effigy.
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Wednesday, April 11, 5:30 PMFeminist Curatorial Practices: A roundtable convening
Curators from across the country convene for a conversation about current feminist curatorial practices.
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Saturday, April 7, 2 PMInvitation to a Lost World: 5,000 Years of Art from the Bay Area Shell Mounds
See rare archeological objects from the East Bay’s shell mounds—traces of the fishing villages established by an ancient people thousands of years ago—and hear from a panel of Native Californian artists and others.
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Friday, April 6, 12 PMArtist’s Talk: Al Wong
The artist discusses his current exhibition Lost Sister in the context of his other recent photo installations.
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Friday, March 23, 6 PMHouse of Malico: Spectrum Summit
Oakland-based art production organization House of Malico presents a discussion exploring contemporary issues affecting the social, cultural, and mental health of black people.
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Saturday, March 17, 1:30 PMWay Bay Days: Mark Johnson, Claire Carlevaro, Jack von Euw, Kevin Killian
In the first of our Way Bay Days, four speakers take on four Bay Area artists: Saburo Hasegawa, Ruth Wall, Ludwig Choris, and Harry Jacobus.
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Thursday, March 8, noonCurator’s Talk: Stephanie Cannizzo on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Cannizzo explores Cha’s art through the lens of her influential artist’s book, weaving in Cha’s long history with UC Berkeley and BAMPFA.
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Thursday, February 22, 12 PMCurator’s Talk: Philippe Pirotte on Agony in Effigy
The curator of Agony in Effigy shares his insights into artistic depictions of bodily suffering and violence in this exhibition walk-through.
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Wednesday, February 21, 6 PM
Philippe Pirotte and Niklaus Largier in Conversation
Agony in Effigy curator Philippe Pirotte and UC Berkeley professor Niklaus Largier offer historical and cultural context for the exhibition’s varied and affecting images of pain and suffering.
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Wednesday, February 14, 6 PMArtist's Talk: Jay Heikes
Heikes talks about art and alchemy and offers an overview of his wide-ranging practice, with an emphasis on the works featured in Jay Heikes / MATRIX 269.
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Saturday, January 27, 1 PMRichard Vinograd and Philip Kafalas on Chen Hongshou
The two scholars present lectures that deepen and expand our understanding of the late Ming-dynasty painter's work, life, and times.
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Thursday, January 25, 12 PMCurators’ Talk: Lawrence Rinder and Julia White on To the Letter
Join the curators of To the Letter for an in-depth look at the exhibition.
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Thursday, January 18, 12 PMCurators’ Talk: Lawrence Rinder and Kathy Geritz on Way Bay
Navigate the evocative installation of Way Bay with the exhibition curators as they share insights into their process and selections.