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Many of the objects featured in “The Keeper” implicitly circle around the idea of preservation as a form of memento mori—a reminder of death. While this expression has historically been associated with asceticism and the renouncement of earthly possessions, this month’s New Perspectives tour will investigate the act of excessively accumulating and preserving…

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New Perspectives Tour of “The Keeper”:… Friday 08/26/16 12:30PM

As a response to recent violent events, the series of “Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room” care sessions has been expanded to include a weekly guided meditation in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Tea will also be available in the exhibition’s apothecary during each session. All meditation sessions are free and open to the public. Space is limited, and…

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Guided Meditation for Black Lives Matter Saturday 08/27/16 10AM

Join Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Professor of English and Director of the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies at the George Washington University, for a gallery-based talk in conjunction with “The Keeper.” Outside the Box offers a roster of gallery-based talks given by a variety of guest speakers over the course of a season. In this series, lecturers…

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Outside the Box Gallery Talks: Jeffrey Jerome… Thursday 09/01/16 3:30PM

On Sunday, July 10, over one hundred black women artists gathered to form a collective force underground, known as Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter (BWA for BLM). Simone Leigh, the current artist in residence at the New Museum, convened this group in response to the continued inhumane institutionalized violence against black lives. The group will hold…

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Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter Thursday 09/01/16 4:30PM

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