Thanks to docent-in-training Deepthi for sending along a link to curator Sharmila Wood and artist Katie West discussing the museum’s current exhibition Actions for the Earth:
Curator Sharmila Wood Interviews Artist Katie West The Artist’s Digest
There is also a video of Sharmila talking on the museum’s digital guide, scan the QR code here to access.
And if you would like to read all the labels for this exhibition, here is a PDF of those:
We are so excited about our upcoming exhibition, Actions for the Earth opening tonight, Aug 9th!
Installation image and program schedule (PDF)
This is the first in a series of posts about resources and references for this exhibition.
The artists Ackroyd and Harvey have a small photograph in the exhibition titled “Beuys’ Acorns, 2007”. Find out more about the artist Joseph Beuys and his project “7,000 Oaks – City Forestation Instead of City Administration” in this article:
Joseph Beuys: Healing a Wounded World – Artland Magazine
This quote is on the label for the work: “We must continue along the road of interrelating socioecologically all the forces present in our society until we perform an action which extends to the fields of culture, economy and democratic rights.” – Joseph Beuys
Additionally they have a link to the Culture Declares Emergency
movement (co-founded by Ackroyd and Harvey):
It seems like only yesterday that the exhibition AnticKS & MOdels + My theater to your eyes: Kahlil Robert Irving opened at the museum, but somehow it has actually been four months and it is closing in just a few weeks. Make sure to come see the exhibition again before July 7!
A great review of the exhibition was published in KC Studio Magazine: A show of intellectual and creative force – KC STUDIO
And the word game we created to engage visitors with the exhibition has been a hit. Feedback from many groups has been overwhelmingly positive. One written note I received read, “the words you handed out really helped me in getting a new perspective and searching for deeper meaning in the artwork.”
When Dyani White Hawk visited fall 2023 (just before she won the MacArther Genius grant!) we were able to sit down and chat about her work in the museum’s collection. A video of her speaking specifically about Untitled (All the Colors), and the transcript, are now available online:
If you missed the dialogue between artist Ruben Castillo (exhibiting in the Charlotte Street Fellows 2023 exhibition) and Stuart Hinds (curator of special collections at UMKC, including GLAMA) on March 7th, it’s now available!
the Charlotte Street Fellows exhibition closes April 14 so make sure to see the exhibition one more time before it closes!
If you missed the in-person/livestreaming talk between artist Kahlil Irving and curator Jordan Carter on March 21st, you can check out the video online now.
If you are interested in reading the transcript (with timestamps for each section) click on the description below the video and click “show transcript”.
Enjoy!
A few more references that may be helpful when considering the current exhibition AnticKS & MOdels + My theater to your eyes: Kahlil Robert Irving
Kahlil told me that this is one of his favorite articles written about his work: Underneath the Pavement, A Swelling of Grief – Guernica (guernicamag.com)
The artist curated a Spotify playlist to accompany the exhibition:
Spotify playlist for AnticKS & MOdels
Enjoy!
Some references about the artist’s work:
https://www.kahlilirving.com/ (link opens in new tab)
Projects: Kahlil Robert Irving | Studio Museum in Harlem (link opens in new tab)
Part of the installation includes a pot by David Drake:
