The Bakalar and Paine Galleries at MassArt Present: 20th Anniversary Adderley Lecture

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the nation’s first and only public college of art in the country, today announced that contemporary African artist Wangechi Mutu will deliver the esteemed 20th Anniversary Adderley Lecture on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. This free lecture will take place from 6-8 pm in the Tower Auditorium at MassArt (621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115).

Originally from Nairobi, Kenya, Mutu moved to the United States to study art and anthropology. Her multimedia works use dreamlike and provocative imagery to explore issues of gender and sexism, race, (neo)colonialism, and rampant consumption. The unique mix of elements in her collages, videos, animations, sculptures, and installations, which often feature a sci-fi twist, places her

among the vanguard of Afrofuturism in visual art.

Visiting artists of diverse backgrounds frequently join the MassArt community to give lectures, artist talks, gallery walkthroughs, panel discussions, and for residencies to make new work. These visiting artists often meet with students to give critiques and offer professional experience and advice, an invaluable tool for those about to embark on their own career in the arts.

The Adderley Lecture series was established in 1995 in memory of MassArt painting student Tyrone Maurice Adderley. The lecture series recognizes the achievements of outstanding artists, historians and educators from diverse cultural groups. Past Adderley lecturers have included Chakaia Booker, Melvin Edwards, Lorraine O’Grady, Alison Saar, Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, and Fred Wilson, among others.

For more information on this and other events at MassArt please see www.massart.edu/galleries, email galleryinfo@massart.edu, or call 617-879-7337.