In Conversation
Encore Presentations
Rick Lowe and Christopher Bedford
Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7pm EST
As part of the Encore Presentations series at the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, a filmed discussion between Rick Lowe and former Rose Art Museum director Christopher Bedford will be available to view online. The conversation was originally recorded in 2016 as part of the series Art | Race | Activism. Encore Presentations highlights the museum’s long history of engaging both emerging and leading contemporary artists in critical conversations.
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