Panel Discussion: "The Role of Art in Diplomacy" on May 20

PANEL DISCUSSION   The Role of Art in Diplomacy May 20, 2011 11:00 a.m. East Building Concourse, Auditorium Panel discussion with Robert Storr, Yale School of Art, and artists Odili Donald Odita, Joel Shapiro, and Carrie Mae Weems. Moderated by Harry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art. This program is coordinated with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. www.fapeglobal.org (Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies) www.nga.gov/programs/lectures/index.htm#paneldiscussions (lecture information) Image (from left to right): Ron Gorchov, Totem, 2010, 19-feet-high, Painting: paint on linen with wood support, Support: bronze obelisk, gift of the artist; Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #832: A red spiral line on blue, 2010, 40 x 126 ½ feet, Acrylic paint, An anonymous gift; Lynda Benglis, D'Arrest, 2009, 47 x 46 x 23 inches, Tinted polyurethane, Gift of the artist. FAPE Collection at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, New York. Events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registration is not required. Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Watch our videos on ArtBabble Notable Lectures Podcasts: The National Gallery of Art provides access to lectures by well-known artists, architects, authors, curators, and historians. RSS | iTunes | www.nga.gov/podcasts

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