Exhibition Opening: Mediteranea and Lalla Essaydi

Join us for the openings of Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection and Lalla Essaydi.  

Mediterranea explores at how artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries captured the diversity and distinctiveness of the Mediterranean region.

Artist Lalla Essaydi utilizes a complex process of painting, calligraphy, interior design, costume design, stage directing and photography to create art that challenges conventional representations of Arab women, formed in part by Western perceptions of Islamic culture. Featured will be a number of photographs from Essaydi’s various series from the last 15 years.

Masks required for all guests over 5, regardless of vaccination status.

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LEFT: George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894), Arch of Titus, detail, c. 1868-1871. Oil on canvas. 40 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. The Jean and Graham Devoe Williford Charitable Trust

RIGHT: Lalla Essaydi (b. 1956), Bullets #6, detail, 2009, Chromogenic print mounted to aluminum with a UV protective laminate, edition of 15, 40 x 30 in., © LALLA ESSAYDI. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York