Helen Molesworth, in her conversation with Harmony Hammond at Site Santa Fe on March 15th mixed up her approach to the two talking heads on a stage format with what she called Harmony Hammond in 3 Ways.
Way #1 was a PowerPoint slideshow set to a Joan Armatrading song that illustrated Molesworth's experience alone in the gallery, highlighting the the exhibition elements that drew her in and the flights of recollection and affinity that they inspired.
Way #2 was Harmony Hammond seen through the reviewers lens of Molesworth, special New Yorker reviewer.
Finally, Way #3 reverted to the conversational Q&A format between the Curator and the Artist. This is true entertainment for some of us. You can watch the event for yourself below.
This talk followed talks that were held on the opening weekend of the exhibits by Hammond (Fringe) and Dakota Mace (Dahodiynii - Sacred Places) on March 1. Hammond was in conversation with writer/artist Jarrett Earnest and Mace was conversing with artist Porfirio Gutierrez. Heck. I'll just paste them in here too.
Fringe is a great overview of Harmony Hammond's work. A great opportunity for me personally to see a significant amount of work by this artist I only really learned about after moving to New Mexico, and who has been having an elevated moment in these past few years. I'm just now remembering this was now my third time attending a talk by Hammond within a year. Last fall the Albuquerque Museum hosted a Tamarind talk with Hammond at the completion of her most recent residency at the Tamarind Institute.
A surprise perk I received in the mail a couple of weeks ago was a package from Tamarind that held a lovely publication documenting her collaboration with them. I've been now been several times over Hammond blessed recently.
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| DESIRE - HARMONY HAMMOND, a publication of Tamarind Press |
A few details from Fringe that drew me in:
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