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. #149 Considering Art: Considering Metaphor - featuring urgent work by Nicholas Hlobo. Nicholas Hlobo (he/him) began his career around the end of apartheid in 1994, when there was a new sense of freedom and national pride in South Africa. With the eradication of legalized and enforced discrimination and segregation, Hlobo and his peers were empowered to openly voice their opinions and ideas under the protection of new laws, and Hlobo’s subtle commentary on the democratic realities of his home country and concerns with the changing international discourse of art formed a foundational tenet of his practice. Hlobo uses metaphorically charged materials such as ribbon, leather, wood, and rubber detritus, which he melds and weaves together to create two- and three-dimensional hybrid objects that are intricate and seductively tactile. Each material holds a particular association with cultural, gendered, sexual, or ethnic identities, and the works form complex visual narratives that reflect the various dichotomies present within the artist’s home country, as well as those that exist around the world. The results are highly evocative, and the artist combines anthropomorphic imagery with cultural symbols and traditions to create amalgamated forms that feel at once familiar, alien, and ancient. At its core, Hlobo’s practice engages themes of self-discovery and explores the intersections of race, gender, and cultural and sexual identity within the context of his South African heritage. In this tour, we embark on some close looking. Together we ask: What do you see? Register below for your e-TICKET(s) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/754218516887 All the very best, Matthew You Make This. https://considering.art *** About your facilitator: Mark (he/they) <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-smith-b1b06a2b> is an Internationally award-winning Cultural Engagement and Museum Curation Professional with a 10+ track record of driving and creating compelling virtual programs, boosting community engagement, and developing world-class exhibits that impact diverse audiences and communities. Mark is a proud member of the LGBTQQIP2SA+ community and an advocate for the transformative power of art and culture for all. *** Together - Let's take another look. Learning & Teaching Resources Incomplete BLM Reading List <https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1vJTfZMZvrh3sEpF6unAdi8ZUDYAkgzUt> | Curated Bookshelf <https://bookshop.org/shop/considering-art> Get Social - we love hearing from you - you make this Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/considering.art/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Considering.Art> | Threads <https:[log in to unmask]> We are excited to meet you. https://considering.art -- Considering.Art™ Your voice. Your idea. The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. .FO OFF ######################################################################## Access the MUSEUM-L Home Page and Archives: https://HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?A0=MUSEUM-L Unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L List: https://HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ########################################################################