Artist Conversation: Carroll Dunham @artinstitutechi
Artist Conversation: Carroll Dunham  @artinstitutechi
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Although drawing has been Dunham’s principal vehicle of artistic expression over the past five decades, he has never tired of testing its formal, material, optical, and intellectual possibilities.

Organized in conversation with the artist, the exhibition "Carroll Dunham: Drawings, 1974–2024" presents a comprehensive survey of the interrelated archive of work that has emerged from his process-based practice.

Hear from the artist and curator Thea Liberty Nichols for a discussion about this unprecedented show, the first museum presentation focused exclusively on Dunham’s drawings.

Support for this program is provided by the Allan McNab Endowed Fund.

This conversation is presented in partnership with the Society for Contemporary Art.
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Artist Conversation: Carroll Dunham

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