Join us for an enriching conversation on the power of art during times of illness. Learn how artists Panteha Abareshi, Susan Silton, and Margaret Lazzari have utilized their creative expressions as a form of healing and self-discovery. Moderated by Suzanne Hudson, professor of Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. The conversation will take place in the Margaret Lazzari: The Cancer Series exhibition. Followed by a Q&A and light refreshments.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
Created between 2003 and 2004, Margaret Lazzari: The Cancer Series documents the physical and psychological fallout—and recovery—of the artist’s experience with breast cancer. Consisting of over thirty paintings, drawings, and videos, these works are an intimate and emotional look at the link between our bodies and our sense of self; the trauma experienced when this connection is altered; and the steps taken to reestablish this connection. Lazzari’s work maps the extreme emotions and energy swings that accompany such moments of irrevocable change.
The exhibition is curated by Danielle Sommer, Assistant Curator at USC Fisher Museum of Art.
