Events
Mónica Mayer: "Abrazos/Hugs" at KSMoCA
Reception: Thursday, November 29, 4-6pm
Monica Mayer's exhibit and project in collaboration with MLK Jr School students at KSMoCA.
Martin Luther King School, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA
Mónica Mayer is renowned for pioneering feminist projects such as El Tendedero (The Clothesline), recreated repeatedly since its first iteration in Mexico City in 1978 and proving the continued relevance of the issues she engages. Her work has shown internationally for decades, notably in "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution" and "Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985."
FREE and open to the public
Mónica Mayer, DIARIO DE LAS VIOLENCIAS COTIDIANAS (SÁBADO), Diary of Everyday Acts of Violence, (Saturday), 1984
Mónica Mayer scheduled public activities in Portland:
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Public Lecture
Mónica Mayer: Translocal Translations, Feminist Art in Contemporary Mexico
Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Portland State University, Lincoln Recital Hall (LH 75)
1620 S. Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon
FREE and open to the public
www.pcc.edu/about/events/women-in-art
www.facebook.com/PWALS
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Pre-visit Public Lecture
Alberto McKelligan-Hernandez, “Mónica Mayer: Translocality and the Development of Feminist Art in Mexico,”
Wednesday October 24, 6 p.m.
Portland Community College, SE Campus, location TBD
Please contact: Rachel Siegel to RSVP or for more information (rachel.siegel1@pcc.edu)
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Student Workshop
Mónica Mayer: Workshop on art, feminism and archival practices.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 11am-1pm
Students will create a version of El Tendedero (The Clothesline) Project.
Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus. Application is required. Limited space. Location TBA.
Please contact: Christine Weber for more information (Christine.Weber15@pcc.edu)
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Public Lecture at KSMoCA
Thursday, November 8 from 9-10am
Mayer will talk about her work, and "Abrazos/Hugs," an exhibit and project in collaboration with MLK Jr School students at KSMoCA.
MLK Jr School library, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
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Exhibition
Mónica Mayer: Translocal Translations, 1978-2018
Portland Community College, Cascade Paragon Gallery
815 N. Killingsworth St., Portland, Oregon
Exhibition Runs: Nov. 7 through Dec. 15, 2018
Gallery walk -through with the artist
Thursday, November 8, 2018, 5:30 p.m.
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Post-visit Event, inspired by Mónica Mayer
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 13 - 14, 2018
Portland Community College, SE Campus Women’s Resource Center will host El Tendedero (Clothesline Project) for campus engagement Location TBA.
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Mónica Mayer: "Abrazos/Hugs" at KSMoCA
Reception: Thursday, November 29, 4-6pm
Monica Mayer's exhibit and project in collaboration with MLK Jr School students at KSMoCA.
Martin Luther King School, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA
Admission is free for all events.
Portland Women in Art Lecture Series is co-sponsored by
Portland State University
Art History
College of the Arts,
King School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA)
Office of International Affairs
School of Art and Design
Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Women’s Resource Center
Portland Community College
Internationalization Steering Committee
Professional and Organizational Development
Offices of the Campus Presidents
Women's Resource Centers
Associated Students of PCC
Cover image: Mónica Mayer, El tendedero (The Clothesline), Los Angeles, 1979. Photo: Víctor Lerma
