Some American Dreams: Conversation with Zindzi Harley and Hilde Nelson

Robert Pruitt, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. Untitled Photographs, 2011. Archival pigment prints on rag paper, dimensions variable. Photo credit: Carlos Avendaño.

Join independent curator Zindzi Harley for an thematic unpacking of memory, destination, and myth with the exhibition Some American Dreams. Following a self-guided tour of the show, join Harley and exhibition curator Hilde Nelson for a talk in the museum’s Forum.

Learn more about works from artists Kara Walker, Alison Saar, Rose B. Simpson, Glenn Ligon, Robert Pruitt, and more while exploring the American project through the lens of 1986 essay “Waking Up in the Middle of Some American Dreams” by poet June Jordan.

12:00–1:00 pm | Self-guided Tour, Second Floor Gallery
1:00–2:00 pm | Conversation, Harry I. Feldman Forum, First Floor

Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Some American Dreams.