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McEvoy Foundation for the Arts
November 18 - November 18, 2017Info
1150 25th St San Francisco, CA 94107 Google Map »
Saturday, November 18th, 1 pm–6:30 pm
Six Sensational Ocean Views is a set of readings, talks, and performance in response to la mère la mer, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts’ inaugural exhibition. The public event is organized by Frank Smigiel, associate curator, performance and lm, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). He is joined by Nicole Archer, Torreya Cummings, Carolyn Finney, Kathleen Graber, Nicole Hernández Hammer, and Chani Nicholas.
The presenters look to the infrastructures, economies, and imaginations of human life straddling land and sea. Topics include the evolution of swimwear in the 1960’s, race on the beach, and climate change in Miami.
Admission free.
Program
1 pm: Nicole Archer, art historian
Nicole Archer is a Professor of History and Theory of Contemporary Art at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her research includes art and material culture, with an emphasis in modern textile and garment histories. Archer’s work appears in Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture 24.2 (Winter, 2014), Art Practical, and more.
2 pm: Carolyn Finney, author
Carolyn Finney is a writer, performer, and cultural geographer at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans and the Great Outdoors (UNC Press, 2014), and serves on the U.S. National Parks Advisory Board. She is a member of The Next 100 Coalition, who crafted a vision statement and policy document on diversity and public lands for the Obama administration. carolynfinney.com
3 pm: Nicole Hernández Hammer, climate advocate
Nicole Hernández Hammer is a sea level researcher, climate change expert, and environmental justice advocate. Most recently, she served as the climate science and community advocate at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Hammer co-authored a series of papers on sea level rise projections and preparedness and has given numerous interviews including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Telemundo.
4 pm: Kathleen Graber, poet
Kathleen Graber is the author of two poetry collections, Correspondence (Saturnalia, 2005) and The Eternal City (Princeton University Press, 2010), which was a finalist for The National Book Award, The National Book Critics Circle Award, and the winner of The Library of Virginia Literary Award for Poetry. She received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Graber is a Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
5 pm: Chani Nicholas, astrologer
Chani Nicholas has been a student of astrology for 30 years and a counseling astrologer for 20 years. Inspired by the LGBTQI2S, people of color, and feminist community, she aims to make astrology practical, approachable, and useful. Nicholas has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, LA Times, and Lenny Letter. chaninicholas.com
6 pm: Torreya Cummings, artist
Torreya Cummings investigates notions of history, place, memory, and media. The work takes a variety of forms: sculptures function as props, installations become sets for real or imagined activities, and performances become videos or photographs. Cummings shows worldwide and is currently working on an installation commissioned by the Oakland Museum of California.