An Evening with Matthew Rob Mesoamerican Specialist at the Library of Congress
Tuesday, 12/03/2024-, 06:00 pm-08:00 pm
Kislak Center at the University of Miami
1300 Memorial Dr,
Coral Gables, Florida, 33146
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Cost: free

Join us in the Kislak Center at the University of Miami for an engaging presentation by Matthew H. Robb, Mesoamerican specialist at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

The publication of “The Weight of a Patina of Time” provides an occasion to reflect on a series of works by Gala Porras-Kim, whose research-based practice looks closely at the layered meaning of objects in the 21st-century museum. Her in-depth explorations of the uncertain histories of ancient objects reimagine their pasts while charting new possibilities for their present and future.

Dr. Robb’s talk will focus on Porras-Kim’s affinity for fragments, conflicting histories, undeciphered texts, and other instances of uncertainty within the space of the museum. He will also explore how to address the challenges of maintaining knowledge over centuries in shifting institutional contexts through an examination of her Mesoamerican works.

The presentation will conclude with a question and answer session with the audience.