Symposium: “Smithsonian American Art Museum: Artists Respond”

On March 15, SAAM is presenting a day of discussions and lectures on topics related to the exhibition. A group of distinguished scholars, including CSRC director Chon A. Noriega, will provide insights into how artists of the Vietnam War era sought to engage, and six artists whose work is in the exhibition will address their varied experiences of the war period. The program is free and open to the public.

Participants include:

Judith Bernstein, artist
Julia Bryan-Wilson, professor of modern and contemporary art, University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Harry Gamboa, Jr., artist
Rupert García, artist
Hans Haacke, artist
Melissa Ho, curator of 20th-century art, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Katherine Markoski, independent scholar
Mignon Nixon, professor of modern and contemporary art, University College London
Chon Noriega, professor, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and director, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Fred Ritchin, dean emeritus, International Center of Photography
Martha Rosler, artist

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