Gallery Talk: Hans Haacke’s Wir (alle) sind das Volk (We [all] are the people)

This event does not require registration; see further details below.

Professor John A. Tyson, a leading expert on the work of Hans Haacke, will lead this gallery talk analyzing the artist’s poster-artwork Wir (alle) sind das Volk (We [all] are the people) (2003/24). Tyson will discuss Haacke’s desire to advocate for social justice for migrants, interrogate nationalism, and connect to a longer history of Germany with the project.

This talk is offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation (September 13, 2024–January 5, 2025).

Led by:
John A. Tyson, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston

Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.

The Harvard Art Museums offer free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation is made possible by the Daimler Curatorship of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Fund, the Carola B. Terwilliger Bequest, German Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, and the Care of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Collection Endowment. Additional support was provided by the Goethe-Institut Boston and the Dedalus Foundation. Related programming is supported by the Richard L. Menschel Endowment Fund and the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series 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.

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