@ THE ZIMMERLI Next Week: Artist Talk & Exhibition Opening

 

Artist Talk: Bently Spang    Thursday, September 21, 6 to 8 pm   In the talk "Unvanished Native," Bently Spang presents recent works that are central to his commitment as an artist to reclaiming his Indigenous identity and re-expressing a Native-sourced definition of his experience. Spang uses the historical artmaking methodologies, and sometimes re-imagined art forms of his people, to explore issues of cultural continuity and debunk the "mythology of the vanished" created for his and many other Native communities.   6:00-7:00 pm / Talk and Q&A   7:00-8:00 pm / Light Reception   This talk is part of a series about Indigenous Art and Culture. Please visit the event page for all details, including parking information.    Bently Spang is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, curator, and educator. An enrolled member of the Tsitsistas/Suhtai Nation (a.k.a. Northern Cheyenne) in Montana, he works in a variety of media. Learn more at bentlyspang.com   Bently Spang. Courtesy of the artist.       Alonzo Adams: A Griot’s Vision Opening Reception   Saturday, September 23 / 4 to 8 pm   Join Rutgers African American Alumni Association (RAAA) and the Zimmerli to Celebrate Alonzo Adams: A Griot’s Vision   4 pm / Welcome in the Lobby   6 pm / Remarks Outside the Exhibition Donna Gustafson, Chief Curator, Zimmerli Anthony Culpepper, Vice President, RAAA Monica Weeks, Collector Alonzo Adams, Artist   Refreshments from Delta's Restaurant Music by DJ Simon   Admission is free. Please visit the event page for all details, including RSVP and parking information.   Read an interview with the artist on Rutgers Today.   Alonzo Adams, The Start, 1979. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. ©Alonzo Adams.           Plan Your Visit Free Admission Wednesday & Friday 11AM–6PM Thursday 11AM-8PM Saturday & Sunday Noon–5PM Galleries are closed Monday & Tuesday, but the lobby is open. Spaces throughout the museum are wheelchair accessible.         The Zimmerli's operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and income from the Avenir Foundation Endowment, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Endowment Fund, and the Voorhees Family Endowment, among others. Additional support comes from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the donors, members, and friends of the Zimmerli Art Museum.  Zimmerli Art Museum Rutgers University 71 Hamilton Street | New Brunswick , NJ 08901 US