Speaking in Pairs Dialogue

20 March 2026 
Overview
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Programming will take place from 2–7pm, followed by a Reception from 7:30–8:30pm.

Furthering the exhibition Speaking in Pairs and its emphasis on dialogue and duality, this day-long interdisciplinary program brings together artists, scholars, conservators, and performers in often paired conversations exploring portraiture, history, memory, and the power of representation. The program opens with a screening of Hommage à August Sander (1977), a 21-minute documentary film by Pavel Schnabel, followed by the day’s paired talks. It also features vocalist Beth Griffith performing an English rendition of Marieluise. A Report by Kerstin Specht, joined by dancer Yehuda Hyman, weaving embodied performance into the day’s layered exchanges.

 

Featured participants include: Reiner Leist, Adrienne Keller, Kendall Rogers, Paul Messier, Tess Hamilton, Naomi Levinshtein, Rick Guidotte, Caroline Rupprecht, Kristina Shook, Sally Stein, Meredith Davenport, Vie Darling, Beth Griffith, Yehuda Hyman, Stephanie Stebich, Luis Corzo, Stefan Ruiz, Benjamin Hett, Steven Donziger, Susan Meiselas, Camilo Vergara, and Virginia Vergara.

 

Ida K. Lang Recital Hall, Room 424, Hunter North Building
695 Park Ave. New York, NY 10065
Outside guests enter on the south side of East 69th St., between Park Ave. & Lexington Ave.
Photo ID required for entry.