Watch and Listen

“Berthe Weill and the Parisian Avant-Garde with Curators Lynn Gumpert and Sophie Eloy” Organized by: The American Library in Paris Original date: October 15, 2025 Curators Lynn Gumpert and Sophie Eloy discuss the Musée de l’Orangerie’s current exhibition “Berthe Weill. Galeriste d’avant-garde,” which traces the story of one of the first female art dealers in Paris. A pioneering […]

Watch<br> “Roundtable Discussion: Black Abstraction | Black Existentialism”

Program: “Roundtable Discussion: Black Abstraction | Black Existentialism” Discussion with Prof. Lewis R. Gordon, Prof. Erich Kessel, Dr. Darla Migan, Dr. Denise Murrell, moderated by JaBrea Patterson-West Original program date: April 16, 2024 Though many Black artists who spent time in France experimented with abstract modes of production—thus impacting the trajectory of modernist abstraction—their efforts are often eclipsed by the constraining […]

Watch<br>“Patterns and Power: A Discussion on Craft and Labor in Art”

 Program: “Patterns and Power: A Discussion on Craft and Labor in Art” Discussion with Joyce Kozloff and Sarah Zapata, moderated by Professor Catherine Quan Damman Original program date: April 19, 2023 Focusing on two NYC artists who approach decoration from a political mindset, this discussion will explore relationships between craft, pattern, and labor, especially […]

Watch<br>On Political Photography: Documenting Racial Inequality in the US

 On Political Photography: Documenting Racial Inequality in the US With Lauren Walsh and Vanessa Charlot Original program date: November 2, 2022 NYU Professor Lauren Walsh, author of Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, and Professor Vanessa Charlot, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker at the University of Mississippi whose work focuses on […]

Watch<br>Art and Friendship in Downtown NYC with Deborah Kass, James Cottrell, and Joseph Lovett

 Art and Friendship in Downtown NYC With Deborah Kass, James Cottrell, and Joseph Lovett Original program date: October 11, 2022 Longtime art patrons, social activists, and downtown Manhattan residents James Cottrell and Joseph Lovett grew their art collection based on their personal vision and vital friendships with artists—including Deborah Kass, whose paintings are part […]

Watch<br>“The Picture Is the Window”: Abby Grey and Intrepid Art Collecting

 Lecture: “The Picture Is the Window”: Abby Grey and Intrepid Art Collecting Hosted by Rollins Museum of Art, Rollins College Original Program Date: October 25, 2022 Watch a lecture from Lynn Gumpert, director of the New York University’s Grey Art Gallery, exploring 1960s and early 1970s modernisms in Iranian, Turkish, and Indian art. Selected […]