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Penny Stamps Speaker Series
Past Lectures
Peter Sellars: Art as Moral Action
March 21, 2019
MacArthur Genius Fellow Peter Sellars is an American theater director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and… Read More >
Mapplethorpe in Performance: Featuring Bryce Dessner and Korde Arrington Tuttle
March 14, 2019
This talk brings together the creative team behind Triptych (Eyes of One on Another), a University Musical Society (UMS)… Read More >
David Adjaye: Output
February 25, 2019
Note: this event has been rescheduled for Monday, February 25, 6:00 pm / Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI… Read More >
Clyde Petersen: Alternate Realities, Intentional Histories and Queer Survival: Building Your own World in Dystopic Times
February 21, 2019
Clyde Petersen is a Seattle-based artist working in film, animation, music, installation, and spectacle. A proud member of the… Read More >
Carrie Mae Weems: A History of Violence, Heave
February 14, 2019
For over thirty years Carrie Mae Weems, through the use of image, text, film, and video, has created a complex body of work that… Read More >
Juliana Huxtable: Post
February 7, 2019
The iconic Juliana Huxtable is an American artist, writer, performer, and musician. Exploring the intersections of race, gender,… Read More >
Amanda Williams and Andres L. Hernandez: Practice or Holding Space for ______
January 31, 2019
Due to severe winter weather, the University of Michigan has declared an emergency reduction in operations beginning 12:00 am… Read More >
Marisa Morán Jahn: Unraveling Power Through Art, Play, and Hijinks
January 24, 2019
An artist, filmmaker, and writer of Ecuadorian and Chinese descent, Marisa Morán Jahn founded Studio REV-, a nonprofit organization… Read More >
JuYeon Kim: Consolation
January 23, 2019
Special Event: Wednesday, January 23, 5:30pm / Helmut Stern Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S State St, Ann Arbor 48109 Born in Seoul, South… Read More >
Eva Respini: Art in the Age of the Internet
January 17, 2019
Eva Respini is the Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston and specializes in global contemporary… Read More >
Lina Iris Viktor: Materia Prima
November 29, 2018
Lina Iris Viktor is a British-Liberian conceptual artist whose work centers around the age-old practice of gilding with 24-karat… Read More >
Hetain Patel: Don't Look at the Finger
November 8, 2018
Hetain Patel is a conceptually driven British artist and performer who explores themes of identity and freedom with an attentive… Read More >
Carolee Schneemann: Transformative Actions: The Films of Carolee Schneemann and VALIE EXPORT
November 7, 2018
Special Event: Wednesday, November 7, 7:30 pm / Detroit Film Theater, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202 Carolee Schneemann is a… Read More >
Bob Kramer: At the Edge
November 1, 2018
Bob Kramer is a master bladesmith, widely considered to be the greatest American knifesmith working today, and will share his… Read More >
Alice Rawsthorn: Design as an Attitude
October 25, 2018
Alice Rawsthorn is an award-winning design critic and the author of the critically acclaimed books Design as an Attitude and Hello… Read More >
Nigel Poor: The San Quentin Project
October 18, 2018
Nigel Poor is a fine art photographer, a professor at California State University, Sacramento, and a member of the Bay Area photo… Read More >
Blue Planet and Planet Earth Production Teams: Capturing the Wild
October 11, 2018
Tom Hugh-Jones is the producer of the David Attenborough-narrated Planet Earth BBC series and has spent twenty-two years producing… Read More >
Xu Bing: The Origins of Creativity
October 7, 2018
Special Event: Sunday, October 7, 4pm / Helmut Stern Auditorium, UMMA, 525 S State St, Ann Arbor 48109 Internationally renowned… Read More >
Emory Douglas: Designing Justice
October 4, 2018
Emory Douglas worked as the resident Revolutionary Artist and Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party in the San Francisco… Read More >
Catherine Opie: In Person
October 3, 2018
Special Event: Wednesday, October 3, 5:30 pm / Michigan Theater, 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Catherine Opie is an… Read More >
