The New Social Environment#100

Hugh Hayden with Dr. Julie Reiss

 

1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific

Artist and sculptor, Hugh Hayden will discuss his recent work with Rail editor, Dr. Julie Reiss. We’ll conclude with a poetry reading from Judah Rubin.

In this talk

Hugh Hayden

Hugh Hayden
Courtesy Lisson Gallery
Hugh Hayden transforms familiar materials to challenge our perceptions of ourselves, others, and the environment. Raised in Texas and trained as an architect, his work arises from a deep connection to nature and its organic materials. By transforming familiar objects to challenge human perception, Hayden investigates how we view ourselves and our surroundings. He utilizes wood as his primary medium, frequently loaded with multi-layered histories in their origin, including objects as varied as discarded trunks, rare indigenous timber, Christmas trees, or souvenir African sculptures. Hayden’s work questions the stasis of social dynamics and asks the viewer to examine their place within an ever-shifting ecosystem.

Julie Reiss

Portrait drawing of Dr. Julie Reiss by Phong Bui
Portrait drawing of Dr. Julie Reiss by Phong Bui
Dr. Julie Reiss is an art historian who directs a Master’s program at Christie’s Education. Julie has presented papers and chaired panels on issues related to art and climate change at conferences including the College Art Association and the Conference for the Council for European Studies. She is the author of From Margin to Center: The Spaces of Installation Art (1999) and the editor of Art, Theory and Practice in the Anthropocene (2018).

The Rail has a tradition of ending our conversations with a poetry reading, and we’re fortunate to have Judah Rubin reading.

Judah Rubin

Judah Rubin
Judah Rubin is the author of Antiquarian Historiography, forthcoming from Oxeye Press. Recent poems & translations appear in Senna Hoy, Elderly, and the anthology Salones de Belleza. He is the editor of A Perfect Vacuum, and is a doctoral candidate in English at CUNY.

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