Talks & Conversations

Gallery Talk: Chakaia Booker

The wall-sized, horizontal sculpture consists of black rubber tires and tubing that has been sliced, stripped, woven, looped, twisted and otherwise manipulated into an expressive and abstract high-relief tableau.

Join us for a 30-minute conversation about In the Tower: Chakaia Booker. The installation Treading New Ground features monumental sculptures made from tires. Learn how and why Booker works with this unusual artistic medium, and the environmental concerns that inform her art. This talk is led by members of the museum’s curatorial and interpretation teams.

Sign language interpreters are available for this program. Please call 202.737.4215 or email [email protected] two weeks in advance for a request. Learn more about our accessibility services.

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