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Keith Carter: Seek & Find
The Politics of Rhetoric
September 13 - November 16, 2019
Gallery Talk with the Artists and Curator Ksenia Nouril
Thursday, September 12, 5:30pm
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 12, 6:00 - 7:30pm
Gallery Talk with the Artists and Curator Ksenia Nouril
Thursday, September 12, 5:30pm
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 12, 6:00 - 7:30pm
PHILADELPHIA, PA - (August 29, 2019) The Print Center is pleased to present two exhibitions this fall in conjunction with the Whitman at 200 initiative. Keith Carter: Seek & Find is a solo exhibition by the renowned Texas-based photographer dedicated to a new series that visually mediates the papers and ephemera of Walt Whitman held by the Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Collection, Duke University. The Politics of Rhetoric is a group exhibition of new and recent works by Bethany Collins, Sharon Hayes, Sarah McEneaney, Keris Salmon, María Verónica San Martín and Didier William that draw from archived materials, exposing the biases in our everyday language. These exhibitions are curated by Ksenia Nouril, PhD, The Print Center's Jensen Bryan Curator.
Keith Carter: Seek & Find is the artist's first exhibition in Philadelphia and the premiere of his latest series "Walt Whitman: 'Beautiful Imperfect Things'". A nationally-recognized artist and teacher with an extraordinary roster of achievements, Carter embarked on this project while in North Carolina on a Cassilhaus Residency in 2018. The Duke University collection provided him access to the most intimate materials from the celebrated American writer's life, including a well-preserved lock of the author's hair. From Whitman's personal correspondence with his mother to drafts of his magnum opus Leaves of Grass, Carter's photographs explore the many sides of Whitman's complex character. The exhibition and its public programs enrich the legacy of Whitman at the bicentennial of his birth as well as critically examine his ideas in light of current events.
The Politics of Rhetoric is a group exhibition that brings together a diverse selection of new and recent works from across media that address the inherent biases in everyday language. Delving into a variety of personal and public archives for source material, the artists Bethany Collins, Sharon Hayes, Sarah McEneaney, Keris Salmon, María Verónica San Martín and Didier William draw our attention to how those in power manipulate words and phrases, so that they become gendered, racist and/or classist. The exhibition's title is inspired by rhetoric - the ancient art of discourse - which plays to the logos (logic), pathos (emotions) and ethos (morals) of the listener. The artists in this exhibition explore the uses and abuses of rhetoric in their works, which feature texts pulled from sources, including audiotapes, musical scores, newspapers and the records of southern American plantations. Their works in print, photography, painting, video and performance art, call us to think before we speak.
Exhibition Related Programs
All of The Print Center's Exhibitions and Programs are free and open to the public.
Gallery Talk with the Artists and Curator + Opening Reception, The Print Center
Thursday, September 12, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Gallery Talk: 5:30pm
Opening Reception: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Gallery Talk & Book Launch,The Print Center
Wednesday, October 2, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Keith Carter will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition Keith Carter: Seek & Find followed by a signing of his newest book Keith Carter: Fifty Years (University of Texas Press, 2018).
Lecture by Keith Carter, University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA
Thursday, October 3, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Keith Carter will speak about his career with a focus on his most recent series "Walt Whitman: 'Beautiful Imperfect Things'".
Lecture by Bethany Collins, The University of the Arts
Thursday, October 10, 1:00 - 2:00pm
Bethany Collins will speak about her career, exploring how race and language interact in her work through drawing, printmaking, sculpture and performance.
Conversation with Bethany Collins,The Print Center
Thursday, October 10, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Bethany Collins will join Ksenia Nouril in conversation about her works within the context of the exhibition The Politics of Rhetoric.
Panel on Race, Sexuality, and Whitman,The Print Center
Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Writer Lavelle Porter, artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase and Whitman at 200 curator Judith Tannenbaum will join Ksenia Nouril in a panel discussion addressing race and sexuality in the work of Walt Whitman. Using examples from their respective practices as examples, the panelists will reflect on the implications of Whitman's writings on issues of race and sexuality today.
Letterpress Workshop with Common Press, The Print Center
Saturday, November 2, 1:00 - 3:00pm
Master printer Mary Tasillo of Common Press, the letterpress and book arts studio at the University of Pennsylvania, will lead an interactive, hands-on workshop inspired by Whitman's poetry. Spotlight talks on topics including the technique of letterpress and the history of Whitman as a printmaker will take place throughout the duration of the workshop.
Performance by María Verónica San Martín, The Print Center
Thursday, November 7, 6:00 - 7:00pm
María Verónica San Martín will perform a 30-minute, endurance-driven performance in conjunction with her installation Dignidad. The performance features a musical composition based on audiotapes of conversations recorded at the infamously isolated Chilean settlement, founded in the 1960s by Nazi agents.
Panel with Sharon Hayes, Sarah McEneaney and Keris Salmon, The Print Center
Wednesday, November 13, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Artists Sharon Hayes, Sarah McEneaney and Keris Salmon will join Ksenia Nouril in conversation about their works within the context of the exhibition The Politics of Rhetoric.
Other Fall 2019 Programs
Crack Up-Crack Down: Slavs and Tatars on Curating the 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, The Print Center
Tuesday, October 22, 6:00 - 8:00pm
The art collective Slavs and Tatars will speak about their curatorial debut Crack Up-Crack Down: 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts (June 7 - September 29, 2019), which brought together 30 international and regional artists to explore the graphic language of satire. Founded in 1955, The Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts is the oldest biennial dedicated to the medium.
Book Launch with John Lehr, The Print Center
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00pm
In celebration of his publication The Island Position, newly released by MACK books, John Lehr will speak about the book and his practice with Peter Barberie, The Brodsky Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
About The Print Center
For more than a century, The Print Center has encouraged the growth and understanding of photography and printmaking as vital contemporary arts through exhibitions, publications and educational programs. The Print Center has an international voice and a strong sense of local purpose. Free and open to the public, it presents changing exhibitions which highlight established and emerging, local, national and international contemporary artists. It mounts one of the oldest art competitions in the country, now in its 94th year and the Gallery Store offers the largest selection of contemporary prints and photographs available for sale in Philadelphia, as well as being available online.
All of The Print Center's Exhibitions and Programs are free and open to the public.
Gallery Talk with the Artists and Curator + Opening Reception, The Print Center
Thursday, September 12, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Gallery Talk: 5:30pm
Opening Reception: 6:00 - 7:30pm
Gallery Talk & Book Launch,The Print Center
Wednesday, October 2, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Keith Carter will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition Keith Carter: Seek & Find followed by a signing of his newest book Keith Carter: Fifty Years (University of Texas Press, 2018).
Lecture by Keith Carter, University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia PA
Thursday, October 3, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Keith Carter will speak about his career with a focus on his most recent series "Walt Whitman: 'Beautiful Imperfect Things'".
Lecture by Bethany Collins, The University of the Arts
Thursday, October 10, 1:00 - 2:00pm
Bethany Collins will speak about her career, exploring how race and language interact in her work through drawing, printmaking, sculpture and performance.
Conversation with Bethany Collins,The Print Center
Thursday, October 10, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Bethany Collins will join Ksenia Nouril in conversation about her works within the context of the exhibition The Politics of Rhetoric.
Panel on Race, Sexuality, and Whitman,The Print Center
Wednesday, October 16, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Writer Lavelle Porter, artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase and Whitman at 200 curator Judith Tannenbaum will join Ksenia Nouril in a panel discussion addressing race and sexuality in the work of Walt Whitman. Using examples from their respective practices as examples, the panelists will reflect on the implications of Whitman's writings on issues of race and sexuality today.
Letterpress Workshop with Common Press, The Print Center
Saturday, November 2, 1:00 - 3:00pm
Master printer Mary Tasillo of Common Press, the letterpress and book arts studio at the University of Pennsylvania, will lead an interactive, hands-on workshop inspired by Whitman's poetry. Spotlight talks on topics including the technique of letterpress and the history of Whitman as a printmaker will take place throughout the duration of the workshop.
Performance by María Verónica San Martín, The Print Center
Thursday, November 7, 6:00 - 7:00pm
María Verónica San Martín will perform a 30-minute, endurance-driven performance in conjunction with her installation Dignidad. The performance features a musical composition based on audiotapes of conversations recorded at the infamously isolated Chilean settlement, founded in the 1960s by Nazi agents.
Panel with Sharon Hayes, Sarah McEneaney and Keris Salmon, The Print Center
Wednesday, November 13, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Artists Sharon Hayes, Sarah McEneaney and Keris Salmon will join Ksenia Nouril in conversation about their works within the context of the exhibition The Politics of Rhetoric.
Other Fall 2019 Programs
Crack Up-Crack Down: Slavs and Tatars on Curating the 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts, The Print Center
Tuesday, October 22, 6:00 - 8:00pm
The art collective Slavs and Tatars will speak about their curatorial debut Crack Up-Crack Down: 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts (June 7 - September 29, 2019), which brought together 30 international and regional artists to explore the graphic language of satire. Founded in 1955, The Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts is the oldest biennial dedicated to the medium.
Book Launch with John Lehr, The Print Center
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00pm
In celebration of his publication The Island Position, newly released by MACK books, John Lehr will speak about the book and his practice with Peter Barberie, The Brodsky Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
About The Print Center
For more than a century, The Print Center has encouraged the growth and understanding of photography and printmaking as vital contemporary arts through exhibitions, publications and educational programs. The Print Center has an international voice and a strong sense of local purpose. Free and open to the public, it presents changing exhibitions which highlight established and emerging, local, national and international contemporary artists. It mounts one of the oldest art competitions in the country, now in its 94th year and the Gallery Store offers the largest selection of contemporary prints and photographs available for sale in Philadelphia, as well as being available online.
General Information
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
p: 215.735.6090
info@printcenter.org
www.printcenter.org
facebook.com/printcenterphilly
@ThePrintCenter #ThePrintCenter
The Print Center Exhibitions and Programs are free and open to the public.
Hours: 11:00am - 6:00pm, Tuesday through Saturday
The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
p: 215.735.6090
info@printcenter.org
www.printcenter.org
facebook.com/printcenterphilly
@ThePrintCenter #ThePrintCenter
The Print Center Exhibitions and Programs are free and open to the public.
Hours: 11:00am - 6:00pm, Tuesday through Saturday