OPENINGThursday, February 8, 2024 - 5:00pm to 9:00pmDavis Lobby, Galleries and Collins CinemaFree and open to the public
5:00 - 9:00 pm Opening Reception - Davis Lobby
5:30 pm: Welcome Remarks
6:30 pm: Taking the White Gloves Off: A Performance Art Series in Honor of Lorraine O'Grady ‘55: Dominique Duroseau - Collins Cinema
At this opening celebration, join the movement against the racial and economic segregation of the art world that groundbreaking artist Lorraine O’Grady ‘55 began in 1980. Wear white gloves to celebrate her persona Mlle Bourgeoise Noire—and be ready to take them off!
The first retrospective of an artist who has been a critical voice in performance, conceptual, and feminist art for more than four decades, the exhibition of Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College represents a homecoming for the artist in her hometown and at her alma mater. This important exhibition welcomes visitors back to the Davis and its galleries, which were closed for construction in 2023.
Thursday, February 8, 2024 -
5:00pm to 9:00pm
Davis Lobby, Galleries and Collins Cinema
Free and open to the public
5:00 - 9:00 pm Opening Reception - Davis Lobby
5:30 pm: Welcome Remarks
6:30 pm: Taking the White Gloves Off: A Performance Art Series in Honor of Lorraine O'Grady ‘55: Dominique Duroseau - Collins Cinema
At this opening celebration, join the movement against the racial and economic segregation of the art world that groundbreaking artist Lorraine O’Grady ‘55 began in 1980. Wear white gloves to celebrate her persona Mlle Bourgeoise Noire—and be ready to take them off!
The first retrospective of an artist who has been a critical voice in performance, conceptual, and feminist art for more than four decades, the exhibition of Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College represents a homecoming for the artist in her hometown and at her alma mater. This important exhibition welcomes visitors back to the Davis and its galleries, which were closed for construction in 2023.