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Fashion, Anxiety and Society: Justice
Thursday, November 14, 2019
6:30–8 pm

Bard Graduate Center Lecture Hall, 38 West 86 Street
Adults $8; Seniors/Students $5; Free for Members

Fashion, Anxiety, and Society is a conversation series curated by Kristen J. Owens. Organized in conjunction with Bard Graduate Center Gallery’s fall exhibition, French Fashion, Women, and the First World War, these monthly conversations explore contemporary questions of gender, labor, justice, and subversion as they relate to fashion. This conversation features Rikki Byrd, Rhea CombsTanisha C. Ford and Eric Darnell Pritchard.

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Meet the Curator
Kristen J. Owens is an arts administrator, curator, researcher, and archivist with interests in visual culture, fashion, and African American studies. She works at the intersection of material preservation, information access, and arts education. Owens holds an MA in visual culture: costume studies and an MS in library and information science from New York University’s dual degree program with LIU Palmer. She holds a BA in fashion studies and has returned to her alma mater, Montclair State University, as a lecturer in that subject.

 

Upcoming Events

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Free Tours: Wednesdays in November
November 6, 2019
2–3 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street
Free

Starting November 6, join us every Wednesday throughout the month of November for free guided tours of French Fashion, Women, and the First World War. Enjoy complimentary admission and engage in lively conversation with knowledgeable gallery educators in our intimate townhouse setting. Registration is required.

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Fashion and Justice Workshop
Saturday, November 9, 2019
9:00 am–5:30 pm
Bard Graduate Center Lecture Hall, 38 West 86 Street
$25
Fashion forms part of a society’s rich tapestry and can stimulate awareness of how marginalized and racialized communities understand themselves and their place in the world. Fashion and Justice is a one-day workshop curated by Kim Jenkins and Jonathan Square that examines the role of fashion in contending with and challenging inequality through sartorial ingenuity. The workshop includes analysis of artistic work and projects, partial film screenings, review of related literature, conversations with guest speakers, and a look at how contemporary designers, artists, journalists, curators, photographers, and academics explore fashion’s role with a critical lens.

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BGC Kids: Story Hour!
November 21, 2019
3:30–4:30 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street
Free

Join us for a fun and engaging story hour featuring children’s books with empowering themes on fashion and identity. After an interactive read-along, participants will make hats inspired by those on display in our current exhibition, French Fashion, Women and the First World War. This story hour is suitable for kids under six, their families, and caretakers. Complimentary coffee and tea as well as ample stroller parking will be available.

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Fashion, Anxiety and Society: Subversion
December 12, 2019
6:30–8pm
Lecture Hall, 88 West 86th Street
Adults $8; Seniors/Students $5; Free for Members

Fashion, Anxiety and Society: Subversion is the last in the conversation series curated by Kristen Owens. The speakers in this conversation are Lucia Cuba, Fawn Krieger, and Otto von Busch.

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French Fashion, Women, and the First World War
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