Artist Lecture: Martine Syms
February 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The Robert Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry
Martine Syms in Conversation with Head of School Charlie White
About the Artist
Martine Syms is an artist who has earned wide recognition for a practice that combines conceptual grit, humor, and social commentary. She has shown extensively including exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She has also done commissioned work for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Prada, Nike, and Celine, among others. She is a recipient of the Herb Alpert Award, the Creative Capital Award, a United States Artists fellowship, the Tiffany Foundation award, the Future Fields Art Prize and is a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow. Syms is the writer and director of The African Desperate (MUBI), which was the closing night film of New Directors/New Films 2022 and nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2023.
The African Desperate, 2022 [Still]. © Martine Syms. Courtesy the Artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London and Bridget Donahue, New York.
The Robert Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry
The Robert Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry was established in 1989 to foster a public forum for work that combines creative activity with intellectual inquiry, expands boundaries, questions assumptions, and achieves credibility through persistence and enduring presence. The series is made possible through a generous gift by the late Carnegie Mellon alumnus, Russell Cameron and is named to honor Robert Lepper, a highly regarded former member of the Carnegie Mellon School of Art faculty.
School of Art Lecture Series
The Carnegie Mellon School of Art Lecture Series is made possible in part by Elizabeth (Thompson) and Thomas M. Cox (A’29) Distinguished Artists Funds, Robert L. Lepper Distinguished Lecture in Creative Inquiry, and Orville M. Winsand Lecture for Critical Studies. Carnegie Mellon makes every effort to provide accessible facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities. This publication can be made available in an alternate format upon request. For accommodations, contact the School of Art at schoolofart@cmu.edu or 412.268.2409. Lecture and event details are subject to change or cancellation.
Image: Photography by Katja Rahlwes.