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MENNELLO MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART PRESENTS
In Conversation: Will Wilson
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, November 4, 2022,
MEMBERS ONLY PREVIEW 5:30 – 6:30 pm
PUBLIC RECEPTION 6:30 – 8:00 pm
TICKETS
FREE FOR MEMBERS
$10 FUTURE MUSEUM MEMBERS
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MEMBERS-ONLY PREVIEW
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5:30 – 6:30 pm
PUBLIC RECEPTION
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Musical Performance by FOXFORCE055
and Elegant Bites by Runway Catering
In Conversation: Will Wilson
From the Art Bridge’s Foundation, In Conversation presents the works of Diné (Navajo) photographer Will Wilson (b. 1969) and Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952). Wilson explores the relationship of science, identity, agency, and representation in photography while also considering the lasting legacy of historical photographs on the representation of Native peoples in North America. In Conversation is a contemporary exploration of the science of photography but also a response to the historical impact and importance of (self) representation.
Wilson’s ongoing Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX) addresses these misconceptions through his use of historical photographic techniques and emphasis on a reciprocal relationship with the sitters, which allows for agency over all aspects of their presentation. Wilson pushes the CIPX project even further into the contemporary with the inclusion of “Talking Tintypes,” which uses AR technology in a convenient app to bring photographs to life. In Conversation: Will Wilson is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
October 28, 2022 – February 12, 2023