This conversation brings together artists, curators, and scholars to examine the relationship between indigeneity, diaspora, and artistic practice. Centered on the Weisman Art Museum exhibition “Merciless”: Indigenous Lands Since 1776, we will explore how art bears witness to, contests, and reimagines histories of land, displacement, memory, and belonging. The event will begin with a guided tour of the exhibition and its public installations led by its curator, Dr. Kendra Greendeer. Following the tour, Professors Greenberg and Lewis will moderate a conversation, reflecting on the exhibition and the broader questions it raises about history, place, and the possibilities of artistic practice.

This event is presented by the Center for Justice in the Arts, in partnership with the Institute for Advanced Study and the Weisman Art Museum.

Event Schedule

• 4:00–4:45 p.m. Exhibition Walkthrough of “Merciless”: Indigenous Lands Since 1776 with curator Dr. Kendra Greendeer, at Weisman Art Museum

• 5:00–6:00 p.m. Discussion at Coffman 319

Speakers

• Dr. Kendra Greendeer, Ihlenfeld Curator of Collaborative & Community Exhibitions, Weisman Art Museum
• Daniel M. Greenberg, Assistant Professor of Asian Art & Co-Founder and Co-Director, Center for Justice in the Arts
• Dwight K. Lewis Jr, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Center for Justice in the Arts
• And others