Hello everyone,

On behalf of the entire team, I would like to warmly invite you to join us this evening live from NYC via Zoom (7p ET / 4p PT) for our weekly free and interactive tour. 

#134 Considering Art: Considering Monuments - featuring urgent work by François-Xavier Gbré.

François-Xavier Gbré's (he/him) studies of buildings and monuments are informed by the artist's shifting perspective of the landscapes he inhabits. Born to a French Ivorian family in Lille, Gbré witnessed his hometown's transition from a thriving industrial centre to a city in decline. As industry collapsed, seeing imposing buildings on the verge of ruin triggered the artist's early interest in documenting the transformation of the urban landscape.

After studying biochemistry, Gbré decided to move to Montpellier where he enrolled at the École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques with hopes of pursuing a career in photography. While travelling around Europe and Africa as a commercial photographer, Gbré was sent to assist the American photographer Stephen Shore (1947-) on a fashion shoot. Often associated with new topographics, Shore was part of a generation of photographers interested in recording the impact of human intervention on the landscape. The encounter would leave an impression on Gbré, who embarked on a similar quest to record the architectural and industrial landscape of Africa, linking buildings to their wider social and political histories.

In this tour, we embark on some close looking.

Together we ask: What do you see?

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Matthew

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JUL 05 | #135 Considering Art : Considering Geology | Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum

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About your facilitator: 

mark (they/them) An Internationally award-winning Creative with 14+ years of experience in Novel & Change Project Leadership, Creative Digital Innovation & Storytelling. To date, their work informs cultural strategy at Arts Council UK, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC History, BBC Learning and BBC Radio), the Beaney Museum, Canterbury City Council, GOV.UK, Kent County Council, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tate Galleries, Artists Space, Bureau of General Services Queer Division, The LGBT Community Center NYC, MAPP International, The New School, The New York Public Library, Village Alliance Inc, Volta Art Fair, Legacy Trust UK, International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020/21 and Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. mark is a proud member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and an advocate for the transformative power of art and culture for all.

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