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Lecture: Lyle Ashton Harris

Lecture: Lyle Ashton Harris

Lecture: Lyle Ashton Harris

College of Arts and Humanities | David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora Thursday, February 19, 2015 5:00 pm

The Driskell Center is please to invite you to join us for a lecture delivered by Lyle Ashton Harris, the 2014 recipient of the Driskell Prize, a prestigious award given annually by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA.

Harris is a New York-based multi-media artist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at New York University. Known for his self-portraits and use of pop culture icons (such as Michael Jackson and Billie Holiday), Harris teases the viewers' perceptions and expectations resignifying cultural cursors and recalibrating the familiar with the extraordinary.

His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the 52nd Venice Biennale. His work has been acquired by major international museums, most recently by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His commissioned work has been featured in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker.

Schedule:

Reception: 5 p.m.

Lecture: 5:30 p.m.

Add to Calendar 02/19/15 5:00 PM 02/19/15 5:00 PM America/New_York Lecture: Lyle Ashton Harris

The Driskell Center is please to invite you to join us for a lecture delivered by Lyle Ashton Harris, the 2014 recipient of the Driskell Prize, a prestigious award given annually by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA.

Harris is a New York-based multi-media artist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at New York University. Known for his self-portraits and use of pop culture icons (such as Michael Jackson and Billie Holiday), Harris teases the viewers' perceptions and expectations resignifying cultural cursors and recalibrating the familiar with the extraordinary.

His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the 52nd Venice Biennale. His work has been acquired by major international museums, most recently by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His commissioned work has been featured in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker.

Schedule:

Reception: 5 p.m.

Lecture: 5:30 p.m.