Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning—Opening Celebration Lecture

To celebrate the opening of the special exhibition "Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning," on view November 4, 2016 through April 9, 2017, the Harvard Art Museums present a discussion between Doris Salcedo and Elaine Scarry, the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value at Harvard. The conversation is moderated by Mary Schneider Enriquez, the exhibition’s curator and the museums’ Houghton Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: EXHIBITION / "Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning:" https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/exh... +ARTICLE / "The Impossible, Made Real—Doris Salcedo's 'A Flor de Piel':" https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art... -- Support for the lecture is provided by the M. Victor Leventritt Fund, which was established through the generosity of the wife, children, and friends of the late M. Victor Leventritt, Harvard Class of 1935. The purpose of the fund is to present outstanding scholars of the history and theory of art to the Harvard and Greater Boston communities. Support for this program is also provided by the Richard L. Menschel Endowment Fund. Modern and contemporary art programs at the Harvard Art Museums are made possible in part by generous support from the Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art. Recorded November 2, 2016, Menschel Hall, Harvard Art Museums. All featured artwork © Doris Salcedo. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Video: Danny Hoshino. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at [email protected].