Perspectives on MartÌn RamÌrez II
A Panel Discussion at the American Folk Art Museum
In conjunction with the current exhibition MartÌn RamÌrez: The Last Works, the American Folk Art Museum is hosting a Panel Discussion on Saturday, December 13, 2009 from 11 am to 1 pm. An interactive Q&A will follow the talks. The speakers will discuss the significance of the d iscovery of the extraordinary cache of drawings by the Mexican American self-taught artist MartÌn RamÌrez (1895-1963) that were created during the last three years of his life. They will talk about Ramirez's life and the conditions under which this artwork was produced. The panel will also explore the importance of these drawings in the context of the ongoing dialogue about the art history of self-taught artists and their work.
This recent discovery created a great stir in the art world. The exhibition of a selection of these artworks reaffirms the designation by the New York Times that RamÌrez is "one of the greatest artists of the 20th century."
Panel participants include Brooke Davis Anderson, director and curator, The Contemporary Center, American Folk Art Museum; Dr. Alejandro Anreus, assistant professor, art and Latin American studies, and coordinator, graduate art programs, William Paterson University, Wayne, N.J.; Victor M. Espinosa, sociologist, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and Martin Ramirez biographer; and Randy Vick, chairman, Art Therapy Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tickets: $20; $15 members, seniors, students
For further information, please call 212-265-1040, ext. 105=2 0or publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org
To register, please call 212-265-1040, ext. 160
For press information, please contact Susan Flamm, 212-265-1040, ext. 113 or sflamm@folkartmuseum.org
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