Through the Lens of Rauschenberg: Zoe Leonard

Discover a new perspective on Robert Rauschenberg in this engaging talk led by photographer Zoe Leonard. Best known for his mixed-media works, Rauschenberg also had a deep relationship with photography. Through the Lens of Rauschenberg invites visiting photographers to lead thoughtful conversations that explore their perspectives on his work. Light bites will be provided, and drinks will be available at the MCNY Bar. 

About the Speaker: 

New York-based artist Zoe Leonard balances rigorous conceptualism with a distinctly personal vision in her work, which merges photography, sculpture, and installation. By employing strategies of repetition, shifting perspectives, and a multitude of printing processes, Leonard’s practice probes the politics of representation and display. Leonard explores themes such as gender and sexuality, loss and mourning, migration, displacement, and the urban landscape. Her photography specifically invites us to contemplate the role that the medium plays in constructing history, and to consider the roots of contemporary photographic culture. More than its focus on any particular subject, however, Leonard’s work encourages the viewer to reconsider the act of looking itself, drawing attention to observation as a complex, ongoing process. 

Schedule
5:45 PM - Doors open 
6:00 PM - Glacial Decoy Film Screening (Ronay Menschel Hall, Ground Floor)   
6:20 PM - Discussion with Zoe Leonard ( Ronay Menschel Hall, Ground Floor)
6:45 PM - Exhibition Open for Viewing (Rauschenberg, 2nd Floor)
                 Complimentary light bites (Marble Court, 2nd Floor) 
                 Drinks (Marble Court, 2nd Floor) 
8:00 PM - Event concludes, Museum closes 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.