Eamon Ore-Giron, Angelitos Negros, 2018. Installation view, Made in L.A. 2018, June 3–September 2, 2018, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Photo: Brian Forrest.
PHOENIX, AZ.- Phoenix Art Museum today announces the speaker lineup for its annual Lenhardt Lecture series. On November 13, 2024 at 6 pm, PhxArt will present the Museum’s Fall Lenhardt Lecture featuring acclaimed Tucson-born visual artist Eamon Ore-Giron. Ore-Giron is best known for his abstract geometric paintings that use vibrant colors and synthesize diverse visual styles and art histories to explore the possibilities of cross-cultural influence. During his talk, he will unveil plans for a new large-scale commissioned painting that will premiere at PhxArt in early 2025. The Spring Lenhardt Lecture will be held on February 5 at 6 pm and feature artist Charles Gaines in conversation with Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, followed by a performance of Manifestos 3 (2018). Tickets for the November Lenhardt Lecture (free for Museum Members and $5 for the public) are now live. Tickets to the Spring Lenhardt Lecture will be released at a later date.
“We are pleased to welcome Eamon Ore-Giron and Charles Gaines to Phoenix Art Museum this season as part of our ongoing Lenhardt Lecture series, made possible through the generosity of the Arizona-based Lenhardt family,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO of Phoenix Art Museum. “It is very exciting to have not one but two artists whose work is core to this year’s exhibition season address our community through this important program. Once installed in Spring 2025 in the Museum’s main lobby, Eamon’s work will become one of the first that visitors experience as they enter our galleries, and this fall, Charles’ practice will be explored across two major exhibitions, one of which features new work inspired by Arizona. We encourage everyone to engage with these artists during our Lenhardt Lecture series so they can learn firsthand what has inspired the works they will encounter.”…