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Ellen Gallagher
Osedax
Ellen Gallagher discusses Osedax, a large-scale installation named after the bone-eating worm discovered off the coast of Monterey, California. This piece was on view at the New Museum in New York as part of her solo exhibition Don’t Axe Me, June 19–September 15, 2013.
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In Conversation
Michael Armitage, Manthia Diawara, Ellen Gallagher
Moderated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
Friday, June 17, 2022, 5pm
Hall 1 Auditorium, Messeplatz, Basel
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Conceived and moderated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, the Art Basel Conversations: Artists’ Influencers series brings together artists with individuals who have had a significant effect on their practices. For this program, artists Michael Armitage and Ellen Gallagher and writer and filmmaker Manthia Diawara meet to consider the development of artistic kinships. The event is free to attend in person or online at facebook.com.
Left: Michael Armitage. Photo: George Darrell © White Cube. Middle: Manthia Diawara. Right: Ellen Gallagher. Photo: Philippe Vogelenzang
In Conversation
Ellen Gallagher, Dalilla Hermans, Melat Nigussie
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 8pm
Wiels, Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels
www.wiels.org
Ellen Gallagher will speak with writers Dalilla Hermans and Melat Nigussie in conjunction with her current exhibition at Wiels, Liquid Intelligence. The talk will be moderated by Aimée-Fidèle Mukunde. The event is free with museum admission. Register at www.wiels.org.
Installation view, Ellen Gallagher with Edgar Cleijne: Liquid Intelligence, Wiels, Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, February 2–April 28, 2019. Artwork © Edgar Cleijne and Ellen Gallagher
Lecture
Ellen Gallagher
Are We Obsidian?
Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6–9pm
Art Institute of Chicago
www.artic.edu
Ellen Gallagher will speak at the Art Institute of Chicago’s thirty-first annual A. James Speyer Memorial Lecture. The event celebrates a distinguished contemporary artist who is represented in the museum’s collection and honors former museum curator James Speyer.
Ellen Gallagher, Watery Ecstatic, 2005 © Ellen Gallagher
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Gagosian Quarterly Summer 2024
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On the occasion of Andrea Fraser ’sexhibition at the Fondazione Antonio Dalle Nogare in Bolzano, Italy, Mike Stinavage speaks with the feminist performance artist about institutions and their discontents.
Simon Hantaï: Azzurro
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Game Changer: Alexey Brodovitch
Gerry Badger reflects on the persistent influence of the graphic designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch, the subject of an upcoming exhibition at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia.
Outsider Artist
David Frankel considers the life and work of Jeff Perrone, an artist who rejected every standard of success, and reflects on what defines an existence devoted to art.