Panel Discussion | Opening Day “Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence”
Kehinde Wiley, The Death of Hyacinth (Ndey Buri Mboup), 2022, oil on canvas, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Templon. © 2022 Kehinde Wiley
Anita Bateman, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Valerie Cassel Oliver, curator of modern and contemporary art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Claudia Schmuckli, curator of contemporary art and programming, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Anthony Suber, Houston-based artist and educator
November 19, 2023
On opening day of Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence, curators Anita Bateman, Valerie Cassel Oliver, and Claudia Schmuckli talk with artist Anthony Suber about the exhibition.
One of the world’s most important contemporary artists, Kehinde Wiley captures profound narratives in An Archaeology of Silence. His large-scale, heroic works of art explore police brutality and Black and Brown lives lost to violence, through deeply personal studies of individuals. The exhibition premiered earlier this year at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the MFAH is the first stop on the tour.
Plan Your Visit
- This panel discussion is included with Museum admission. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis in Brown Auditorium Theater on the lower level of the Law Building. The exhibition, included with ALL ACCESS admission, is in the Beck Building.
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About the Speakers
Anita Bateman is associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the MFAH.
Valerie Cassel Oliver is curator of modern and contemporary art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Claudia Schmuckli is curator of contemporary art and programming at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Anthony Suber, a Texas-based artist and educator, is an artist-in-residence with Project Row Houses in Houston.
Learning and Interpretation programs receive generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Samuel H. Kress Foundation; The Brown Foundation, Inc.; Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; Houston Junior Woman’s Club; Sharon G. Dies; Sterling-Turner Foundation; Susan Vaughan Foundation; and additional generous donors.
“Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence” was organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Major support provided by: