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Artist Tacita Dean (b. 1965) joins Thomas Adès, British composer and pianist, and Sarah Rothenberg, pianist and DACAMERA Artistic Director, for a conversation about their creative practices and collaborations.

After completing a BA in art from the Falmouth School of Art, England, Tacita Dean received her postgraduate studies at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, in 1992. The Hugo Boss winner, primarily known for her work in film, has established a prolific body of work with a variety of analogue mediums. She has worked to preserve celluloid film and was a founding member of savefilm.org, following the production of her work FILM, shown in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, London, in 2011-12. In 2018, her career retrospective was shown concurrently in three venues in London: the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Royal Academy. Major exhibitions of her work have also been organized at the Schaulager, Basel, Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, among many other institutions. Dean was commissioned to create the set design and costumes for the ballet, The Dante Project, which debuted at the Royal Opera House, London, and Opéra de Paris in 2021-22.

This program takes place in the main building, located at 1533 Sul Ross Street. Seating is first-come, first-served.

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As always, Menil programs are free and open to all.

The Artist Talk series is generously supported by the Cockrell Family Fund.