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SFMOMA

September 6 - October 4, 2016

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Tuesdays, September 6–October 4, 2016, 6–7:30 p.m. Phyllis Wattis Theater, SFMOMA

The visual images we see everyday shape our imagination and understanding of the world. From its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century to its ubiquity in our media-saturated present, photography has generated important artistic and scientific knowledge, and has profoundly impacted people’s personal and political lives. Through a series of talks and conversations with curators, artists, and scientists, participants will think more deeply about the evolution and practice of photography. Join us to reflect on the power of the photograph to preserve memory, create change, make discoveries, and inspire wonder. Speakers: September 6 Invisibility: Corey Keller, SFMOMA curator of photography September 13 Landscape: Michael Light, artist September 20 Science: Alex Filippenko, UC Berkeley professor of astronomy, and Daniel Fletcher, UC Berkeley professor of bioengineering, in conversation with Elizabeth Kessler, Stanford University, lecturer, American studies September 27 Narrative: Reagan Louie, artist, in conversation with Erin O’Toole, SFMOMA associate curator of photography October 4 Process: Meghann Riepenhoff, artist in conversation with Abner Nolan, CCA senior adjunct professor of photography