Date/Time
Date(s) - Friday, February 28, 2020
7:00 pm
Location
Perlman Teaching Museum at Weitz Center
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New Perlman Teaching Museum exhibit showcases contemporary Cuban photography and film
Contemporary Cuban photography and film are the focus of a new exhibit at Carleton College’s Perlman Teaching Museum. “Site Specific” is open now and runs through April 26, 2020.
“Site Specific” showcases more than 25 artists including the Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection of Contemporary Cuban Photography. The collection describes a unique place, as well as what Plonsker calls these artists’ “restless energy, controlled by infinite patience.” Featured photographs highlight an evocative connection to a specific sense of Cuba in space and time.
Also featured in the exhibit is a series of three programs of short films titled, “Imperfect Cinema: Respond, Work, Play,” curated by Carl Elsaesser, visiting assistant professor of cinema and media studies. Taking its cue from the title of the canonical essay by filmmaker and scholar Julio García Espinosa, these short films uphold a politic of imperfection.
The Perlman Teaching Museum will host a celebration and talk with Plonsker and visiting artists at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, followed by a reception from 8-9 p.m.
“Site Specific” is free and open to the public. The Perlman Teaching Museum is located at 320 Third Street East in Northfield. Museum hours and film schedules are available at apps.carleton.edu/museum.
