Weisman Art Museum

ON VIEW

CHRISTOPHER E. HARRISON
SEEING OF THE LOST
Organized by the African American Interpretive Center of Minnesota and curated by JoJo Bell, Seeking for the Lost features new portraiture by artist Christopher E. Harrison, inspired by classified ads seeking those "lost" to slavery and war. With a mix of Reconstruction-era archival materials from a St. Paul newspaper, The Appeal, and contemporary paintings, the exhibition puts an artistic lens on an often overlooked history and the unbreakable bonds of kinship, with important insights into the post-Reconstruction goals of Minnesota’s Black press and the ways literacy shaped the lives of Black Americans after the Civil War.

KARA WALKER
HARPER’S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR (ANNOTATED)
This portfolio of 15 large-scale prints by Kara Walker considers experiences of racism and violence against African Americans largely absent from dominant historical representations of the Civil War. Shown with Walker’s series is a group of original Harper’s Weekly engravings of the Civil War by the New England-based, 19th-century American realist, Winslow Homer (1836-1910). This pairing of Walker’s contemporary prints with examples of works from the Harper’s material that inspired her opens opportunities to consider distinction and connections between the two bodies of work.

ART WEEK EVENT

PARTICIPATORY PROGRAM
WED 6 -7:30PM 
REGISTER (Pay-as-you-wish)

Join us for a memorable evening with the artist and curator of Seeking for the Lost, Christopher E. Harrison and JoJo Bell. For this interactive program, you're invited to immerse yourself in the artistic process Harrison used to create portraits for the Seeking for Lost exhibition.

Watch Harrison bring his own art to life on stage, while he talks with curator JoJo Bell about the show; while you listen, you're invited to get involved in the activity and process of making yourself. Harrison will offer creative prompts, encouraging reflection on the themes of kinship, separation, and the enduring quest for family and identity that define Harrison's work. All art supplies will be provided; participants will be encouraged to take advantage of complimentary snacks and grab a drink from the cash bar to enjoy throughout the evening, making work together, while listening in on a lively conversation about artistic process, and personal and historical reflection.

Cash bar and complimentary light bites. All art supplies provided. 

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Image: Christopher E. Harrison. Louisa Warren, 2023. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Weisman Art Museum.