Dr. Susan Weber
Founder and Director, Bard Graduate Center, and
The Trustees of Bard Graduate Center

cordially invite you to a preview and reception
to celebrate the opening of

SIGHTLINES on
Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa

Thursday, September 28th
6—8:30 pm
Remarks at 7 pm

Preview at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street
Reception at Bard Graduate Center, 38 West 86th Street

RSVP above or call 212-501-3071 for more information.
This invitation admits two and is non-transferable. Capacity is limited, so please reserve early. Please see our visitor policies for all up-to-date COVID policies.

SIGHTLINES is on view from September 29 through December 31, 2023.

Support for SIGHTLINES on Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa is generously provided by the Scully Peretsman Foundation and other generous donors to Bard Graduate Center.

Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research institute in New York City. Its gallery exhibitions and publications, MA and PhD programs, and research initiatives explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Founded in 1933, Bard Graduate Center is an academic unit of Bard College. For more information, please visit bgc.bard.edu.

Tsedaye Makonnen, Senait & Nahom. The Peacemaker & The Comforter, 2019. Acrylic mirror, LED light bulbs, wire mesh, MDF, lighting wiring. Courtesy of Tsedaye Makonnen and Addis FineArt. Photograph: Dawn Whitmore.

Lubiana Himid, Drown Orchard: Secret Boatyard, 2014. Acrylic paint on wood. © Tate, Purchased with funds provided by the Denise Coates Foundation on the occasion of the 2018 centenary of women gaining the right to vote in Britain 2019, T15156. © Lubiana Himid and Hollybush Gardens. Courtesy Stuart Whipps (photographer) and Spike Island.

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                                                                           <p>Dr. Susan Weber<br />
Founder and Director, Bard Graduate Center, and<br />
The Trustees of Bard Graduate Center</p>
<p>cordially invite you to a preview and reception<br />
to celebrate the opening of</p>
<h3><a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/135/sightlines"><em>SIGHTLINES</em> on<br />
<em>Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa</em></a></h3>
<p><strong>Thursday, September 28th</strong><br />
<strong>6—8:30 pm</strong><br />
<strong>Remarks at 7 pm</strong></p>
<p>Preview at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street<br />
Reception at Bard Graduate Center, 38 West 86th Street</p>
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<p>Support for <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/135/sightlines"><em>SIGHTLINES</em> on <em>Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa</em></a> is generously provided by the Scully Peretsman Foundation and other generous donors to Bard Graduate Center.</p>
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SIGHTLINES on Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa

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