Image Credit: Carl Sander Socolow, Fellow in Photography, 2006
Fellows NewsAkhil Sharma
May 18, 2017
Akhil Sharma is pleased to announce a new book. A Life of Adventure and Delight (W.W.Norton & Co.) will be available in July. Akhil Sharma was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction in 2015.
Fellows NewsDornith Doherty
May 17, 2017
Archiving Eden explores the role of seed banks and their preservation efforts in the face of climate change, the extinction of natural species, and decreased agricultural diversity. Dornith Doherty's Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography (2012) supported her work on this project. Follow this link to listen to an interview (Yale radio). Follow this link for more information about Archiving Eden.
Fellows NewsWilliam C. Brumfield
May 17, 2017
On Saturday, May 6, the Ellison Center at the University of Washington and the University Library sponsored a symposium dedicated to the work of Guggenheim Fellow William C. Brumfield (Russian History, 2000). The symposium discussed the role of documentation in the study of Russian architecture in relation to other cultures. The event was held in conjunction with an exhibit of Brumfield's photographs, Architecture at the End of the Earth. The symposium also featured the public launch of an archival site--the William Brumfield Russian Architecture Digital Collection--funded in part by NEH and supported by the University of Washington Libraries.
EventsMichael Galinsky
June 23, 2017 to June 25, 2017
Cinema Village in New York CityCatch the New York premiere of All The Rage, a film by Michael Galinsky, Guggenheim Fellow in Film (2012), and Suki Hawley. All the Rage opens on June 23, at Cinema Village, with screenings Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 1,3,5,7, & 9pm daily. The filmmakers and special guests will hold Q&As after every show. Follow this link to view the trailer. Click on this link to pre-order tickets.
EventsBenjamin Reiss
March 17, 2017
Benjamin Reiss is pleased to announce his new book, Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World (Basic Books, 2017). Follow this link to read the article in the Los Angeles Times. Benjamin Reiss was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in American Literature in 2015.
EventsAlec Hall
May 28, 2017
“Zone” is the second and final event of Sound, Space, Simulation, and features a collaborative multi-media installation by Alec Hall, Guggenheim Fellow in Music Composition, 2017, and the New York architecture collective : based on Hall’s documentary trip to factories of the Shenzhen SEZ in late 2015. Follow this link to read the press release.
EventsDiane Coburn Bruning
June 22, 2017 to June 24, 2017
Sidney Harman HallDiane Coburn Bruning, Guggenheim Fellow in Choreography, 2002, founded Chamber Dance Project, dancers & musicians in New York in 2000 as a project-based company of dancers and musicians performing new and contemporary repertoire by Diane and other choreographers and composers in New York seasons and on tour. Ballet Brass & Song will feature the world premiere of the ballet Songs by Cole, with a live jazz trio performing Cole Porter's beloved songs. Follow this link for more information about tickets and performance times.
EventsInfinite Garden
March 18, 2017 to August 28, 2017
Centre Pompidou-Metz, FranceInfinite Garden, curated by Emma Lavigne and Helene Meisel, creates an organic, earthly and solar scenery where the visitor wanders among the installations of the exhibition. Among the artists included are Valeska Soares, Fellow in Fine Arts, 1996, and Stan Brakhage, Fellow in Film, 1977. Read the press release.
EventsEdward Hirsch
June 8, 2017
Join Edward Hirsch for a discussion about the role of art in civic engagement. Tune in to the live, interactive discussion on June 8, at 9 AM EDT. Read the press release.
EventsReception Honoring 2017 Fellows
May 9, 2017
Follow this link to view photographs taken at the reception honoring the 2017 Guggenheim Fellows in the United States and Canada. You may also view images of the reception by visiting our Facebook page.
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