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In Conversation: Artist Jeffrey Gibson & Socrates Curator Jess Wilcox

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Join us for a discussion between artist Jeffrey Gibson and Socrates Sculpture Park's Curator & Director of Exhibitions, Jess Wilcox.

The pair will touch on Gibson's artistic practice; speak to his project 'Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House' for the Park's 'MONUMENTS NOW' exhibition; and discuss his collaborations with fellow Indigenous creatives.

There will also be time set aside for answers to attendees questions.

*If you require an accommodation, please email info@socratessculpturepark.org by Monday, January 18

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Jan 20, 2021 06:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 20, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: In Conversation: Artist Jeffrey Gibson & Socrates Curator Jess Wilcox Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jJaDOldnS3-EC7VVTeFIYg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Jeffrey Gibson (Artist @Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; Kavi Gupta, Chicago; Roberts Projects, Los Angeles) Jeffrey Gibson is an interdisciplinary artist based in Hudson, New York. His artworks make reference to various aesthetic and material histories rooted in Indigenous cultures of the Americas, and in modern and contemporary subcultures. Gibson is a recipient of a 2019 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant. Gibson’s previous exhibitions include, Jeffrey Gibson, ‘LIKE A HAMMER,’ organized by the Denver Art Museum, and ‘This Is The Day,’ organized by The Wellin Museum. Other notable solo exhibitions include: ‘The Anthropophagic Effect’ (2019) The New Museum, New York; ‘Look How Far We’ve Come!’ (2017), Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee; ‘Jeffrey Gibson: Speak to Me,’ (2017), Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Oklahoma City; and ‘A Kind of Confession’ (2016), Savannah College of Art and Design Museum, Savannah. Jess Wilcox (Curator & Director of Exhibitions @Socrates Sculpture Park) Jess Wilcox is the Curator & Director of Exhibitions at Socrates Sculpture Park where she has curated several group and solo exhibitions including ‘Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space’; Virginia Overton: ‘Built’; ‘Nari Ward: G.O.A.T., again’; ’The Socrates Annual’ exhibitions; and the Folly/Function architectural competition. From 2011-2015 she worked at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, organizing public programs and public artworks including Agitprop!, an exhibition of historical and contemporary political art. Wilcox has a BA from Barnard College and a Master’s degree from Bard CCS.

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