The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History
BILL BRANDT: A RETROSPECTIVE
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PROGRAM GUIDE 
LUNCH AND LEARN • Wednesdays, Noon - 1 pm
Bring your lunch and join local experts as they explore wide ranging topics related to the exhibit. Designed as a multidisciplinary approach to Brandt’s works, these talks will examine the social, historical, and artistic environment in which he lived and worked. Talks take place on the first Wednesday of the month, March-May. No admission or fee for these events.
March 5
Paris Art World in the 1920s
Catherine Clinger, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of New Mexico.
An assistantship with Man Ray led Bill Brandt to Paris in the late 1920s where artists, writers, and filmmakers were experimenting with Cubism, Surrealism and Dadaism. In this talk Dr. Clinger will explore the artistic environment of the time introducing key figures and movements in one of the most ground-breaking periods in art history.
April 2
Post -War Writers
Mary Powers, Professor in the Department of Language and Literature at The University of New Mexico.
Over the decades, Bill Brandt photographed a number of his contemporaries in both the literary andvisual arts. Join Dr. Powers as she brings to life some of Brandt’s literary contemporaries through combining biography, readings, and photographs by Brandt.
May 7
Pre & Post-War British Society
Caleb Richardson, Department of History at The University of New Mexico
Join Richardson as he provides a historical backdrop to Brandt’s early documentary work in London through an examination of the critical social issues of the day.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S LENS • Sundays, 1 pm
Local photographers provide their insight into the work of Bill Brandt through engaging gallery talks. Programs are held on Sundays at 1 pm. These events are free with museum admission.
March 16
Bill Brandt: Master of Form
Douglas Kent Hall shares his impressions on Brandt’s approach to photographing the famous and ordinary. Douglas Kent Hall is a photographer, writer, poet, and filmmaker. He gained acclaim early in his career for his photographs of rock and roll greats Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison among others. His New Mexico subjects include a unique mix of people and places, from ancient ruins to portraits of people in urban Albuquerque, from New Mexico’s churches to bodybuilders and rodeo cowboys.
April 6
Recording Culture and Society
Join Miguel Gandert as he explores how Bill Brandt recorded the everyday experiences of the British. Raised in Santa Fe, Miguel Gandert began photographing the people around him in 1968, earning an MA in photography at the University of New Mexico. For the last twenty years he has photographed the social rituals, people, and landscape of his native New Mexico. Currently, Gandert is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.
May 4
The Human Figure
Pat Berrett reflects on Brandt’s experiments with the female form. Pat Berrett is an accomplished photographer, juror, and exhibitor. As the owner of a successful commercial photography business he has photographed a wide variety of arts and crafts since 1980. Over the past ten years, he has also exhibited his own photography. In addition, Berrett has been a juror for number of national and local shows and conducted a variety of workshops on photography.
MINI-COURSE: LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPHS
Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17, & 24
10-11:30 am
This four session mini-course will explore a variety of visual elements photographers use to Communicate their ideas. Using the exhibition Bill Brandt: A Retrospective as our teaching lab, you will be encouraged to carefully examine photographs and explore your own personal interpretations. The course will include lecture, gallery time, and discussion. Class is open to adults ages 18 & above.
Instructor: Dr. Douglas Fairfield, Curator of Art for The Albuquerque Museum
Locale: Albuquerque Museum Auditorium
Cost: $40 non members, $30 Museum Foundation members
Class Size: Limited to 20 participants
To Register: Call 243-7255 for more details.