Artists Sanford Biggers, Willie Cole, and Mel Kendrick address these themes in a new exhibition and panel discussion.
Earlier this year, The National Academy of Design (NAD), debuted the exhibit Sites of Impermanence, as a way to highlight works of art and architecture from their newly elected Academians. Founded in 1825, the NAD is an honorary society for visual artists and architects, dedicated to using art as a tool for education. Each year, the institution selects a new group of National Academians–specific artists and architects that have been hand picked by their peers in recognition of their impact in American art. In Sites of Impermanence, which is on view through May 11, the Academians, including artists Sanford Biggers, Willie Cole, and Mel Kendrick, showcase work that explores how their various unique identities make up the world we live in today.
Last night, Biggers, Cole, and Kendrick reunited for a moderated discussion about art in the context of contemporary social issues, and ways that sustainability plays a future in the world of art.
