A Symposium on the Art of Myrlande Constant

The Fowler Museum at UCLA explores global arts and cultures with an emphasis on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas—past and present. The Fowler enhances understanding and appreciation of the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions of the world through dynamic exhibitions, publications, and public programs, informed by interdisciplinary approaches and the perspectives of the cultures represented. Also featured is the work of international contemporary artists presented within the complex frameworks of politics, culture and social action. The Fowler provides exciting, informative and thought-provoking exhibitions and events for the UCLA community and the people of greater Los Angeles and beyond.

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We've convened scholars from around the country for a one-day symposium on the art of Haitian contemporary artist Myrlande Constant.

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This symposium accompanies <a href="https://fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/myrlande-constant/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance</a>the first major exhibition of a contemporary, Haitian, female, artist. With the goal of bringing breadth and depth to Constant’s oeuvre and recognizing her impact on contemporary art, each speaker will focus on a single textile in the exhibition, highlighting such themes as race and representation, political resistance, labor, gender, and aesthetics.The symposium is led by exhibition co-curators Jerry Philogene, associate professor of American studies at Dickinson College, PA, and Katherine Smith, Fowler curatorial and research associate of Haitian arts. Speakers will include Tiffany E. Barber, assistant professor of art history at UCLA; Myriam Chancy, Haitian-Canadian/American writer, Guggenheim fellow, and chair of the humanities at Scripps College; Kyrah Malika Daniels, assistant professor of African American studies at Emory University; Elizabeth DeLoughrey, professor of English with an appointment in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA; Mamyrah Dougé-Prosper, activist and assistant professor of global and international studies at UC Irvine; Patrick A. Polk, senior curator of Latin American and Caribbean popular arts at the Fowler Museum; and ad Gina Athena Ulysse, professor of feminist studies at UC Santa Cruz. The schedule will allow ample time to view and discuss works in the galleries. The symposium will take place at the Fowler and allow ample time to view the works in person and converse before them in the galleries. <a href="https://fowler.ucla.edu/events/a-symposium-on-the-art-of-myrlande-constant/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">S﻿PEAKER SCHEDULE POSTED HERE</a>Parking: UCLA Lot 4, 198 Westwood Plaza, off Sunset Blvd; $3/hr or max $15/day. Rideshare drop-off: 305 Royce Dr.Image: Myrlande Constant, Rasanbleman Soupe Tout Eskòt Yo (All the escort gathering for supper), 2019; fabric, beads, and sequins; Collection of Alan Faena; Courtesy of Alan Faena; photography and image © by Oriol Tarridas Photography, 2021

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