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Christina Lee previews "Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks" coming to the High Museum of Art, and analyzes the connection the artist had with hip-hop.
On April 21, Julie Mehretu spoke to the Friends of Contemporary Art group at the High Museum in front of her painting, Mogamma Part 2, a recent acquisition to the High's permanent collection. Later in the evening, Michael Rooks and Julie Mehretu discussed her work and practice in front of a packed house.
Photos by Abel Klainbaum
TONIGHT, April 21 at 7pm, Ethiopian-born New York artist Julie Mehretu will speak at the Alliance Theater (click here for ticket information).
Maggie Davis for Burnaway recently spoke to the artist about the complex meanings of her densely rendered, architecturally inspired paintings, in particular a 15-foot-tall work acquired last year by the High Museum of Art, which is the event organizer.
Conversations With Contemporary Artists | Julie Mehretu, April 21, 7PM
Monday, April 21, 7PM: MacArthur Foundation Award-winning artist Julie Mehretu and Michael Rooks at the Alliance Theater
Join MacArthur Foundation Award-winning artist Julie Mehretu as she discusses her career and work, including the High Museum of Art’s recent acquisition Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts): Part II (2012). In this painting, the architecture of the public square serves as a point of departure for Mehretu’s exploration of social and political change embodied by the Arab Spring through dynamic, multi-layered imagery. The High is honored to bring Mehretu to Atlanta for this special event. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the artist and learn about her work.
Support for this lecture provided by the WISH Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, and Jane and Clay Jackson and The Willett Group.
Julie Mehretu, Mogamma (A Painting in Four Parts): Part II (2012)
Purchase with funds from Alfred Austell Thornton in memory of Leila Austell Thornton and Albert Edward Thornton, Sr., and Sarah Miller Venable and William Hoyt Venable, David C. Driskell African American Art Acquisition Fund, Dr. Lurton Massie Jr. Endowment for Contemporary Art, The Blonder Family Acquisition Endowment Fund, Robert O. Breitling, Jr. Acquisition Endowment Fund, WISH Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and through prior acquisition