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Gallery Talk: Queer Portraiture in the Work of Wolfgang Tillmans

A person in a T-shirt and shorts sits on a bench while reading.
Wolfgang Tillmans, German, Karl, Utoquai 2, 2012–13. Ink jet digital print. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the German Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015.12.2. © 2015 Wolfgang Tillmans; courtesy Wolfgang Tillmans and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.

Gallery Talk

In-Person
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

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

In 2013, renowned photographer Wolfgang Tillmans created Folding, Refraction, Touch—Installation for the Busch-Reisinger Museum., which explores identity, photography, and memory. Curatorial fellow Peter Murphy will discuss queer elements of a selection of works that appeared in the 2016–17 installation.

This gallery talk is part of our New on View series, highlighting recent gallery installations and presenting new insights into recent acquisitions or old favorites.

Led by:
Peter Murphy, Stefan Engelhorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Division of Modern and Contemporary Art

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 are now offering free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance.