A Conversation with Nicole Eisenman and Helen Molesworth

Artist Nicole Eisenman is one of our contemporary moments’ great chroniclers. What does the world look and feel like? How do we make an image capable of holding the enormous contradictions of our time? What do the contours of everyday life in the 21st century look like when offered in the centuries old medium of painting? Nicole and Helen will dive into these questions and maybe even take on some of the differences between being queer, gay, and lesbian, as identities, as points of view, and as ways of seeing. The conversation will end with a “slide slam” as Nicole and Helen share some of their favorite images.

This unique cultural event begins at 5:00 pm with a reception on our courtyard, followed by the Summer Salon conversation starting at 6:00 pm in the Stanley Kunitz Common Room. The event will include a moderated Q&A with the audience.