Laurie Simmons & Sharon Lockhart Jan 27

Sunday, January 27, 2008
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

2:00 No (33 min.) by Sharon Lockhart

3:00 The Music of Regret (40 min.) by Laurie Simmons
(A mini-musical film starring Meryl Streep and the Alvin Ailey Dancers)

Followed by a discussion with the artists

In conjunction with the opening of the new Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography, Doug Eklund, assistant curator in the Department of Photographs, moderates a discussion with artists Sharon Lockhart and Laurie Simmons, who have works in the Museum’s collection. Two films by these artists serve as the afternoon’s focal point to explore contemporary photography and filmmaking.

Free with museum admission

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