In Conversation
Hal Foster
Carlos Basualdo
Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 6pm
Penn Book Center, Philadelphia
www.pennbookcenter.com
Hal Foster—co-author (with Richard Serra) of Conversations about Sculpture—will be in conversation with Carlos Basualdo, senior curator of contemporary art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The pair will discuss Foster’s new book which features conversations with Serra on the artist’s prolific six-decade career and the ideas that have informed his working practice. The event is free and open to the public.
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Richard Serra, Hal Foster: Conversations about Sculpture (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018)
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Richard Serra, Nine, 2019 © 2019 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Rob McKeever
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London Review Bookshop, London
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
Hal Foster will discuss Conversations about Sculpture (2018), co-authored with Richard Serra, with Mark Godfrey. The new book features conversations with the celebrated artist regarding his prolific six-decade career and the ideas that have informed his working practice. Foster is a regular contributor to the London Review of Books. To attend the event, purchase tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk.
Richard Serra, Hal Foster: Conversations about Sculpture (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018)
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Royal Academy, London
www.royalacademy.org.uk
Hal Foster will speak with Briony Fer about Conversations about Sculpture (2018), his new book co-authored with Richard Serra, which looks at the life and work of the artist. Foster will discuss his conversations with the celebrated artist regarding his prolific six-decade career and the ideas that have informed his working practice. To attend the event, purchase tickets at www.royalacademy.org.uk.
Artwork © 2018 Richard Serra/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Sandy Tait
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