From reframing how the art world sees art made in prison to Indigenous print design, we’re excited to share what our five curatorial fellows have been working on over the past several months. This February and March, join us for weekly conversations with the Hyperallergic fellows and learn about the inspiration and process behind their unique projects.
Free and open to the public, these virtual events provide a space for the curators to discuss the exhibitions they created during their fellowships — and answer questions from readers. Registration is required to attend.
Álvaro Ibarra: “Artepaño: Rehabilitating Prison Art Viewership”
Monday, Feb. 26, 6pm (EST)
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Álvaro Ibarra will discuss the artistic tradition of ink drawings on handkerchiefs executed by incarcerated Chicanos and why the art world must abandon its fetishistic enthusiasm for art made in prison.
Álvaro Ibarra’s curatorial projects and critical writing concern Mexican modernism and Latinx art. He is an assistant professor of art history at Utah State University.
Brianna Hernández: “Reclaiming Death | Art, Ritual, and Advocacy at the End-of-Life”
Tuesday, March 5, 6pm (EST)
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Brianna Hernández will explore the legacy of art in funerary practices, the role of artists as deathcare workers, and contemporary revivals of traditional practices.
Brianna L. Hernández is a Chicana artist, curator, and death doula guided by socially engaged practices.
Machiko Harada: “Re/imagine Peace”
Tuesday, March 12, 6pm (EDT)
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Machiko Harada will discuss what warfare means to us now by considering the ongoing consequences of World War II through the work of Japanese and Japanese-American contemporary artists.
Machiko Harada is a Japanese curator, writer, and cultural mediator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tiffany D. Gaines: “From the City: Exploring the Continuum of Buffalo’s Black Arts Scene”
Tuesday, March 19, 6pm (EDT)
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Highlighting the robust and underrecognized history of Black artistic production in Buffalo, New York, Tiffany Gaines will dive into the work of some of the region’s prominent Black artists and the arts spaces cultivated to support creative expression, community, and access.
Tiffany D. Gaines is a curator, writer, photographer, and multimedia creator born in Brooklyn and based in Buffalo, New York.
Brian Johnson: “Posters That Sing: Notes on Indigenous Print Design”
Tuesday, March 26, 6pm (EDT)
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Indigenous representation in poster history currently focuses on depictions and caricatures of Native culture. Through his exhibition and lecture, Brian Johnson will be highlighting the Indigenous designers, fabricators, and printers that counter and subvert the dominant, colonial myth-narrative.
Brian Johnson, award-winning designer, partner at Polymode, and co-founder of BIPOC Design History, champions marginalized voices through his work.
Editor’s Note: As part of the 2023/24 Emily Hall Tremaine Journalism Fellowship for Curators, each of the events in this series follows three posts by each Fellow, the third of which is an online exhibition.
