This discussion-oriented session will introduce important developments in contemporary art and photography, using visitor's questions as a point of departure. Walk across the UM Diag to the Exhibits Museum and watch a DNA extraction, talk to research scientists whose work involves genetics, and listen to a storyteller from the Ann Arbor District Library who will have a display of books and the materials to make a bookmark using genetic symbols. This event is free and open to the public. In addition to those held at the Museum, two additional concerts in this series are held at the Kerrytown Concert House, on Tuesday, May 15, at 8 pm and Thursday, May 17 at 8 pm. Tickets are also available at the door on the evening of each performance.
All seats are unreserved.
While the architect Albert Kahn designed many types of buildings in Michigan and farther afield, it was the factories that he designed in Detroit at the beginning of the twentieth century that were to inspire architects, artists and critics throughout the world. In this informal gallery talk, Professor Carter will explore the significance of this work and consider the inspiration of Kahn's extraordinary legacy. The Ann Arbor Art Center and the Museum of Art collaborate to present a two-part program featuring artist Ernestine Ruben. Photographs by Ernestine Ruben . In the context of this retrospective exhibition, the artist will discuss the ideas and methods behind her signature photographic style.