A lecture by Hamza Walker, director of the independent nonprofit art space LAXART. This lecture is co-organized by the GSAPP Dean’s Office and the MS in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices program.
Response by Felicity D. Scott and Mark Wasiuta, Co-Directors of the M.S. in Critical Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices at Columbia GSAPP.
Hamza Walker has been the director of LAXART since 2016, after 22 years as curator and director of education at the Renaissance Society in Chicago. Under Walker’s leadership, LAXART has deepened its mission and exhibition program to include thematic group exhibitions, new work with historical figures, and institutional-scale projects with emerging and established artists.
Organized by Columbia GSAPP. This event is open to the Columbia University community. The general public must register in advance and confirm COVID-19 vaccination status in compliance with current Columbia University health requirements using this online form.
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