Join Aperture West Prize-winner Hank Willis Thomas and his mother, artist and scholar Debra Willis, in discussion with curator Kalia Brooks, coinciding with the opening of Progeny at Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery. The exhibition, consisting of 48 photographs and 2 videos produced independently and together, focuses on concepts surrounding the influence of family, history, and memory as relevant in artistic expression.

Progeny
Panel Discussion: Wednesday, April 29, 4:30 pm

Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 29, 5:30 pm

Exhibition on view: Thursday, April 30—Saturday, June 6, 2009
Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery
Columbia University
826 Schermerhorn Hall, MC5517
1190 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, New York
(212) 854-7288

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Tags: Aperture West Book Prize, Debra Willis, Hank Willis Thomas, Kalia Brooks, Progeny, Wallach Art Gallery

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