For Immediate Release
March 31, 2023
CLARK ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS CONVERSATION
WITH ARTIST CAROLINA CAYCEDO ON HER
ECOFEMINIST PRACTICE
Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation with artist Carolina Caycedo exploring her ecofeminist practice. The free talk takes place in the Clark’s auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Caycedo, whose work is included in the Clark’s upcoming exhibition, Human Ecology: Eight Positions, is known for her performances, video, artist’s books, sculptures, and installations that examine environmental and social issues. Her work contributes to the construction of environmental historical memory, as a fundamental element for the non-repetition of violence against human and nonhuman entities.
Carolina Caycedo has developed publicly engaged projects in major cities across the globe and has held residencies at the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) in Berlin as well as the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, among others. She has participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the Sydney, Chicago Architecture, Sao Paulo, Istanbul, Berlin, Havana, and Whitney Biennials. Caycedo’s recent solo museum exhibitions include Projects: Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas at MoMA (2022–2023); Land of Friends at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Newcastle, United Kingdom (2022–2023); From the Bottom of the River at the MCA Chicago (2020–2021); Cosmotarrayas at ICA Boston (2020).
Humane Ecology: Eight Positions features a group of contemporary artists who consider the intertwined natural and social dimensions of environmental questions: Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Carolina Caycedo, Allison Janae Hamilton, Juan Antonio Olivares, Christine Howard Sandoval, Pallavi Sen, and Kandis Williams. Opening July 15, 2023, the exhibition is presented in outdoor and indoor spaces at the Clark, including both the Clark Center and Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Caycedo presents her work at the Clark this summer in collaboration with Williams College art students.
Free and open to the public; no registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.
ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.
The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.
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