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Panel Discussion: Geandy Pavón – Quarantine 40 Days and 40 Nights. Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:15pm EDT
The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States is pleased to present an online panel discussion on our current exhibition, Geandy Pavón | Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights. Enjoy a midday conversation with the artist and the curatorial team that brought us this outstanding exhibition.
Panelists
Geandy Pavón, Artist
Imara López-Boada, Collaborating Artist
Lynette M.F. Bosch, Exhibition Curator and Distinguished Professor at SUNY Geneseo
Laura Blanco, Exhibition Producer
Moderators
Pablo Zúñiga, Director, OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas
Adriana Ospina, Curator of Collections, OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas
With opening remarks by Ambassador James Lambert, Secretary for Hemispheric Affairs, OAS
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About the Exhibition
The Art Museum of the Americas is pleased to present Geandy Pavón Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights, a timely and imaginative photographic exploration of life under quarantine. A weekend visit to his partner Imara López in early March turned into an indefinite lockdown in Buffalo, NY that would dramatically change the course of plans for Pavón and López.
Anticipating a short visit, Pavón had packed only essential gear. This basic equipment would become the primary medium of expression and provide a challenge for Pavón’s explorations.
These photographs from quarantine chronicle a journey into topics such as the reinterpretations of known works of art, to religious themes, to Classical mythology. Unfolding historical moments have also threaded their way through the narrative. In addition to the body of photographs in the exhibition, Pavón created process videos to further narrate some of these moments.
In her essay for this exhibition, Lynette M.F. Bosch, SUNY Distinguished Professor & Chair, Department of Art History, Geneseo, delivers a profound narrative arc that takes us from art history, to an informative primer on the history of pandemics, to the unraveling of historical events in this country’s history.
The Art Museum of the Americas has created an alternative viewing experience through its social media platforms: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube.
Exhibition Hashtags: #AMAenCasa #AMAatHome
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Geandy Pavón is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores the ills that plague global society. His observations into totalitarianism, ideology, iconoclasm, and displays of power that lead to ruin and decay are expressed through paint, photography and video. Pavón’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions such as Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, at The Studio Museum in Harlem and PAMM; The X Files Bienal at El Museo de Barrio; and the Annenberg Space for Photography as part of Pacific Time LA/LA.
Panel Discussion: Geandy Pavón – Quarantine 40 Days and 40 Nights. Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:15pm EDT
The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States is pleased to present an online panel discussion on our current exhibition, Geandy Pavón | Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights. Enjoy a midday conversation with the artist and the curatorial team that brought us this outstanding exhibition.
Panelists
Geandy Pavón, Artist
Imara López-Boada, Collaborating Artist
Lynette M.F. Bosch, Exhibition Curator and Distinguished Professor at SUNY Geneseo
Laura Blanco, Exhibition Producer
Moderators
Pablo Zúñiga, Director, OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas
Adriana Ospina, Curator of Collections, OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas
With opening remarks by Ambassador James Lambert, Secretary for Hemispheric Affairs, OAS
* * *
About the Exhibition
The Art Museum of the Americas is pleased to present Geandy Pavón Quarantine: 40 Days and 40 Nights, a timely and imaginative photographic exploration of life under quarantine. A weekend visit to his partner Imara López in early March turned into an indefinite lockdown in Buffalo, NY that would dramatically change the course of plans for Pavón and López.
Anticipating a short visit, Pavón had packed only essential gear. This basic equipment would become the primary medium of expression and provide a challenge for Pavón’s explorations.
These photographs from quarantine chronicle a journey into topics such as the reinterpretations of known works of art, to religious themes, to Classical mythology. Unfolding historical moments have also threaded their way through the narrative. In addition to the body of photographs in the exhibition, Pavón created process videos to further narrate some of these moments.
In her essay for this exhibition, Lynette M.F. Bosch, SUNY Distinguished Professor & Chair, Department of Art History, Geneseo, delivers a profound narrative arc that takes us from art history, to an informative primer on the history of pandemics, to the unraveling of historical events in this country’s history.
The Art Museum of the Americas has created an alternative viewing experience through its social media platforms: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube.
Exhibition Hashtags: #AMAenCasa #AMAatHome
***
Geandy Pavón is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores the ills that plague global society. His observations into totalitarianism, ideology, iconoclasm, and displays of power that lead to ruin and decay are expressed through paint, photography and video. Pavón’s work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions such as Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, at The Studio Museum in Harlem and PAMM; The X Files Bienal at El Museo de Barrio; and the Annenberg Space for Photography as part of Pacific Time LA/LA.
