Curator’s Choice Lecture
LEFT: Charles Long, Untitled (2016). Platinum silicone and stainless steel. Image courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.
RIGHT: Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn (1999, Doubleday).
In The Flesh: Charles Long and Jonathan Lethem To celebrate SBMA's 75th anniversary and the re-installation of Charles Long’s popular sculpture Sundae Sculpting School (2000) in the Museum's Family Resource Center, this event brings together sculptor Charles Long and novelist, essayist, and cultural critic Jonathan Lethem to discuss their shared interest in the human body and how it distinctively informs their work.
Parallel Stories is a literary and performing arts series that pairs art and artists with award-winning authors and performers of regional, national, and international acclaim. This series functions as a multidisciplinary lens through which to view the Museum's collection and special exhibitions. The Spring/Summer 2016 inaugural series focuses on artists and writers reacting to art or the artmaking Process.
