DISCOVER WITHIN: ART LECTURES
Venice Biennale 2026 | In Minor Keys
This talk introduces the 2026 Venice Biennale, In Minor Keys, an exhibition that shifts attention away from spectacle and toward quieter, more intimate forms of artistic expression. Rather than emphasizing grand statements, the Biennale explores how contemporary artists work through subtle gestures, layered emotions, and alternative rhythms of seeing, listening, and experiencing.
Moving through the Biennale’s primary sites—the Giardini, the Arsenale, and locations across the city of Venice—the lecture highlights selected installations and pavilion presentations that engage themes of memory, displacement, ecological fragility, and the politics of attention. Sound, performance, text, and ephemeral materials play a central role, inviting viewers to slow down and attune themselves to works that unfold over time.
By embracing nuance, restraint, and resonance, In Minor Keys offers a powerful reflection on how art can respond to the complexities of the present moment—not by speaking louder, but by listening more closely.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 5pm EST
Frida & Diego | The Last Dream
Planned to coordinate with The Museum of Modern Art’s upcoming exhibition Frida and Diego: The Last Dream on view until September 12, 2026, this lecture presents a selection of works by Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) and Diego Rivera (1886–1957) on view from MoMA’s collection as well as other works and initiatives by this celebrated artistic couple. In addition to highlighting the show, we will not only explore their studios and individual art practices but also their influence on and contributions to the broader Mexican avant-garde and Surrealist circles in which they participated. As a bonus, we will reflect on the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (May 14–June 5, 2026) by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz.
Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 5pm EST