Alicja Kwade, Louisiana; Photo credit: Cornelia Feye
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Thursday, November 2, 2023
7:30 PM
It is hard to predict which art movements of the 21st century will have a lasting effect, since we are only 23 years into the century. But here are a few examples of the lecturer’s favorites in this global community of artists, who use any medium imaginable and explore universal or societal issues. Ai Weiwei (China), who lives in Lisbon and Berlin, uses any medium, including social media and augmented reality, to make political statements. El Anatsui (Ghana), uses bottlecaps to create regal environmental art. Cai Guo-Qiang (China) incorporates fireworks into his work. Olafur Eliasson (Iceland) works with Ice, light, and water. Pussy Riot (Russia) is a group of performance artists and punk rockers. Australian painter Barbara Weir and Kay Walking Stick are Indigenous artists expressing their culture through their art. African American artist Kara Walker works with sugar and paper cut-outs; Tara Donovan uses everyday objects. British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor, South African artist William Kentridge, and Polish-German artist Alicja Kwade are also examples of influential international 21st century artists.
About Cornelia Feye:
Cornelia Feye received her M.A. in Art History and Anthropology from the University of Tübingen, Germany. After five years in New York, she moved to San Diego, where she taught Eastern and Western Art History. Her museum experience includes the Mingei International, the San Diego Museum of Arts, the Museum of Man, and the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. From 2007 to 2017 she was the School of the Arts Director at the Athenaeum. Her first novel, Spring of Tears, an art mystery set in France won the San Diego Book Award for the mystery category in 2011. Her second art mystery, House of the Fox, is set in Anza Borrego desert and San Diego. Her third novel, Private Universe, a coming-of-age story and art mystery, was released in 2017. Publications include art historical essays and reviews in English and German. She is the founder of Konstellation Press, an independent publishing company specializing in genre fiction and poetry at the intersection of art, music and literature. Konstellation Press just won another San DIEGO Book Award for our short story anthology Magic, Mystery & Murder.
Individual lecture tickets: $15/20
The lectures will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each lecture.
Masks optional. If you have a fever, cough, or flu-like symptoms, please stay home.