John Wilmerding Symposium on American Art 2018, Part 12: Bodies of Work

Molly Donovan, curator of art, 1975–present, National Gallery of Art, in conversation with artists Janine Antoni, Byron Kim, and Glenn Ligon. At the second annual John Wilmerding Symposium on American Art held on March 23, 2018 at the National Gallery of Art, Janine Antoni, Byron Kim, and Glenn Ligon, whose works are featured in the special installation Bodies of Work, discuss their art with Molly Donovan. The conversation rounded out the symposium’s focus on portraiture and the histories and processes of representing the human figure in the nation’s collection. The John Wilmerding Symposium on American Art is made possible by a grant from the Walton Family Foundation.

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Messages, meanings, movements—how does art history help us understand our world? Join curators, historians, artists, musicians and filmmakers as they explore art and its histories in a search for our shared humanity. Download the programs, then visit us on the National Mall or at www.nga.gov, where you can explore many of the works of art mentioned.