Speaking in Pairs Dialogue
Friday, March 20th
Programming will take place from 2–7pm, followed by a Reception from 7:30–8:30pm.
Program supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Ida K. Lang Recital Hall, Room 424, Hunter North Building
695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065
Outside guests enter on the south side of East 69th St., between Park Ave. & Lexington Ave.
Photo ID required for entry.
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Furthering the exhibition Speaking in Pairs and its emphasis on dialogue and duality, this day-long interdisciplinary program brings together artists, scholars, conservators, and performers in often paired conversations exploring portraiture, history, memory, and the power of representation. The program opens with a screening of Hommage à August Sander (1977), a 21-minute documentary film by Pavel Schnabel, followed by the day’s paired talks. It also features vocalist Beth Griffith performing an English rendition of Marieluise. A Report by Kerstin Specht, joined by dancer Yehuda Hyman, weaving embodied performance into the day’s layered exchanges.
Featured participants include: Reiner Leist, Adrienne Keller, Kendall Rogers, Paul Messier, Tess Hamilton, Naomi Levinshtein, Rick Guidotte, Caroline Rupprecht, Kristina Shook, Sally Stein, Meredith Davenport, Vie Darling, Beth Griffith, Yehuda Hyman, Stephanie Stebich, Luis Corzo, Stefan Ruiz, Benjamin Hett, Steven Donziger, Susan Meiselas, Camilo Vergara, and Virginia Vergara.
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Speaking in Pairs is curated by Reiner Leist, Professor of Art & Art History at Hunter College, with MA and MFA students enrolled in the Advanced Curatorial Certificate Seminar. The exhibition is organized by Katie Hood Morgan, Chief Curator and Deputy Director, and Tara Ohanian, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager. Exhibition design: Louisa Thompson and Reiner Leist in collaboration with curatorial fellows Caitlin Anklam, Adrienne Keller, and Sofia Rivera. MA and MFA students: Noa Raviv, Kendall Rogers, Vivek Sebastian, and Ingrid Song.
The exhibition is made possible by The Leonard A. Lauder Exhibition and Catalogue Fund, the Boris Lurie Art Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Crossway Foundation. A catalogue, co-published with Hirmer Publishers and forthcoming in Fall 2026, is funded by a grant from the Wolf Kahn Foundation and the Emily Mason and Alice Trumbull Mason Foundation on behalf of artists Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn.
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Part of the college’s Department of Art and Art History, the Hunter College Art Galleries have contributed to New York City’s vital cultural landscape since their inception over a quarter of a century ago. The galleries provide a space for critical engagement with art and pedagogy, bringing together historical scholarship, contemporary artistic practice, and experimental methodology. Located on Hunter’s main campus at 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, the Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery presents research-driven historical exhibitions that provide new scholarship on important and often under-represented artists and art movements.
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PRESS INQUIRIES
E-mail Aleeq Kroshian, aleeq.kroshian@hunter.cuny.edu
