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Tribal Affinities and Body of Work: Artist Lecture with José Bedia
June 8 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Tribal Affinities and Body of Work: Artist Lecture with José Bedia
Join us for a lecture with José Bedia, an artist featured in the exhibition Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art. The presentation will cover Jose Bedia’s main artistic influences, spanning from different native and tribal communities throughout the world, and will also show the resulting works and creations from these ‘field work’ investigations. Personal examples and images of trips, as well as works directly made after these journeys will be seen and discussed.
Lectures are offered:
- Art+ Museum Members: Free
- Not-Yet-Members: $25
- College Students: Free
José Bedia (Cuban, b. 1959) has been a leading figure in transforming contemporary Cuban art for over three decades. His role in the landmark 1981 exhibition Volumen Uno marked the beginning of a radical shift in the island’s artistic landscape. Since then, Bedia’s work has garnered international acclaim, from his inclusion in the influential 1989 exhibition Magiciens de la Terre in Paris to receiving First Prize at the Beijing Biennale in 2010.
His work is represented in major private and public collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; the Tate Modern, London; and Pérez Art Museum Miami. In recognition of his career, the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles presented a 30-year retrospective of his work.
Bedia’s art draws from his deep interest in tribal cultures and ethnography, which is informed by a fieldwork-based approach. His practice weaves together layered narratives that connect social, spiritual, and historical traditions from around the world.
Image Caption: José Bedia (Cuban, b. 1959) Más de lo mismo y uno de necio (More of the Same and One being Foolish), 2000. Ink, conte crayon, white chalk, and pastel on amate paper. Framed: 50 x 97 x 4 inches. The Rice Collection