Curator Conversations
Romare Bearden (American, 1911 – 1988), "Pittsburgh Memory," 1964, Gelatin silver print (photostat) mounted on fiberboard, Edition 2 of 6, 27 1/4 x 35 1/2 in. (69.2 x 90.2 cm), Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody © 2024 Romare Bearden Foundation
Norton curators provide insight and context to exhibitions they have organized and art and artists they have studied and admire.
Curator Conversation / Cut Up/Cut Out: Photomontage and Collage
Friday, October 4 / 6PM
Stiller Auditorium
By cutting out, reshuffling, and layering multiple photographs, artists create composite artworks with diverse interpretative possibilities. Lauren Richman, Ph.D., William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography, discusses Cut Up/Cut Out: Photomontage and Collage, an exhibition which explores these photographic techniques, highlighting several new acquisitions, special loans, and contemporary examples from the Norton’s Collection, including works by Romare Bearden, Martha Rosler, Barbara Kruger, and more.
Space is limited; online registration required.
Cost: Museum Admission/Members FREE
Support for this program was provided by the Gayle and Paul Gross Education Endowment Fund.