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Photography Talk Series

Fall 2024 Talks

ALL TALKS ARE AT 2PM.
CARMEN WINANT AND BRUNO CESCHEL IN CONVERSATION | SEPTEMBER 4

HOWIE CHEN | NOVEMBER 13

JJJJJERMONE ELLIS | DECEMBER 4
CO-SPONSORED BY THE WRITING DEPARTMENT’S “WRITING ACTIVISMS” SERIES
A green poster for the Fall 2024 Photography Talk Series featuring three upcoming events. The dates and speakers are listed as follows: Sep. 4th – Carmen Winant in conversation with Bruno Ceschel, Nov. 13th – Howie Chen, and Dec. 4th – JJJJJerome Ellis, co-sponsored by the Writing Department’s "Writing Activisms" series. All talks begin at 2 PM and take place in the ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn. The poster mentions that the talks are free and open to the Pratt community and public, with further details at www.pratt.edu/phototalks and @prattphotography.

Spring 2024 Talks

ALL TALKS ARE AT 12:30PM.
MOYRA DAVEY AND JUSTINE KURLAND IN CONVERSATION | JANUARY 30
SHIRLEY BRUNO | MARCH 19
CURTIS CUFFIE | APRIL 9
PRESENTED BY CIARÁN FINALYSON

Fall 2023 Talks

ALL TALKS ARE AT 2PM.
BANG GEUL HAN | SEPTEMBER 13
ELLE PÉREZ | OCTOBER 11
STUART COMER | NOVEMBER 1

Spring 2023 Talks

TRITON MOBELY | JANUARY 26
CO-SPONSORED BY THE PHOTO LEAGUE AND PRESENTED BY THE MATERIALS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROJECT (PPI #4 / MAP)
NICOLE MILLER | FEBRUARY 8
FOLLOWED BY A CONVERSATION WITH LAUREN MACKLER
JIMMY DESANA | MARCH 22
PRESENTED BY DREW SAWYER
MILES HUSTON | APRIL 12
PRESENTED BY THE MATERIALS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PROJECT (PPI #4 / MAP)

Fall 2022 Talks

ALL TALKS ARE AT 2PM.
HERVÉ GUIBERT | SEPTEMBER 14
PRESENTED BY ANTHONY HUBERMAN WITH NICOLAS LINNERT AS RESPONDENT
LIZ DESCHENES | OCTOBER 12
PACIFICO SILANO | NOVEMBER 16
Spring 2022 Photography talk series -- ALL TALKS ARE AT 2PM. HERV´E GUIBERT PRESENTED BY ANTHONY HUBERMAN | SEPTEMBER 14 WITH NICOLAS LINNERT AS RESPONDENT LIZ DESCHENES | OCTOBER 12 PACIFICO SILANO | NOVEMBER 16

Spring 2022 Talks

ALL TALKS ARE AT 2PM.
TALIA CHETRIT | FEBRUARY
NICK RELPH | APRIL 13
ARC BUILDING, LOWER LEVEL, E2 LECTURE HALL
STANLEY WOLUKAU-WANAMBWA | APRIL 27
HIGGINS HALL AUDITORIUM, 61 ST. JAMES PLACE
Poster with a green background for the Spring 2022 Talk Series.

Fall 2021 Talks

LESLIE HEWITT | SEPTEMBER 15
ILYA LIPKIN | OCTOBER 13
KAMEELAH JANAN RASHEED | DECEMBER 1
CO-SPONSORED BY THE WRITING DEPARTMENT AND PRATT LIBRARIES
Poster with a blue background and bold text for the Fall 2021 Talks

Spring 2021 Talks

FIA BACKSTRÖM AND PRADEEP DALAL | FEBRUARY 10
WITH BILL DIETZ AS RESPONDENT
SAIM DEMIRCAN | MARCH 10TH
EXHIBITION AS IMAGE 
FARAH AL QASIMI | APRIL 7
Poster with a yellow background and bold text for the Spring 2021 Talks

Fall 2020 Talks

ALL ZOOM LINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE THE DAY OF THE TALK.
MING SMITH | SEPTEMBER 2
REIKO TOMII | OCTOBER 7
IN CONVERSATION WITH ALEX KITNICK 
PETER ELEEY AND RUBA KATRIB | DECEMBER 2
Poster with a brown background and bold text for the Fall 2020 Talks

 

Spring 2020 Lectures

JEFF PREISS | JANUARY 29

Film/Video Building, Katharine L. McKenna Screening Room
Co-sponsored by the Film/Video Department

PETER HOLZHAUER | FEBRUARY 26

ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall
Followed by a conversation with James Welling

SARA GREENBERGER RAFFERTY | APRIL 15

Livestream at 7PM

Poster with a pink background and bold text for the Spring 2020 Lectures

Fall 2019 Lectures

RHEA ANASTAS | SEPTEMBER 11

7-8:30 PM
Lower Level ARC, E2 Lecture Hall
With Leigh Ledare as respondent

NINA KÖNNEMANN | OCTOBER 30

7-8:30PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium, 61 St. James Place

RICHARD MAXWELL | DECEMBER 4

7-8:30PM
Lower Level ARC, E2 Lecture Hall
Co-sponsored by Photo League

Poster with a red background and bold text for the Fall 2019 Lectures

Spring 2019 Lectures

PAUL MPAGI SEPUYA | FEBRUARY 13

7-8:30 PM
Lower Level ARC, E2 Lecture Hall

ZOE LEONARD AND SHANNON EBNER IN CONVERSATION | MARCH 27

7-8:30 PM 
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Co-sponsored by Photo League

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JOHN LEHR | APRIL 3

7-8:30 PM 
Lower Level ARC, E2 Lecture Hall
Book signing for The Island Position to follow 

Fall 2018 Lectures

YTO BARRADA | OCTOBER 10

ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall

CHAIR SHANNON EBNER AND LESLIE HEWITT IN CONVERSATION | NOVEMBER 14 

Co-sponsored by the Photo League
ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall

LUCY GALLUN ASSOCIATE CURATOR, DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NOVEMBER 28

ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall 

Spring 2018 Lectures

DANA LIXENBERG | JANUARY 24

Co-sponsored by the Photo League
ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall, 7 PM

SAM CONTIS IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDRIANNA CAMPBELL | MARCH 22

Book signing for Deep Springs to follow at 8:30 PM 
ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall, 7 PM

SARA CWYNAR | APRIL 11

Co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Department Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Higgins Hall Auditorium, 7 PM

RUDDY ROYE AND JAMEL SHABAZZ IN CONVERSATION WITH SARAH LEWIS | APRIL 18

Co-sponsored by the School of Art
Higgins Hall Auditorium, 7 PM

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Fall 2017 Lectures

LORNA SIMPSON | SEPTEMBER 13

Co-sponsored by the Fine Arts Department Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Higgins Hall Auditorium, 7 PM

ROE ETHRIDGE | OCTOBER 11

Co-sponsored by the Photo League
ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall, 7 PM

MIA FINEMAN, ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF PHOTOGRAPHS, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
“RAGHUBIR SINGH: MODERNISM ON THE GANGES” | NOVEMBER 1

ARC Building, Lower Level, E2 Lecture Hall, 7 PM

The Pratt Photography Lectures are presented by the Pratt Photography Department and feature a diverse range of photographers, critics, and curators speaking about their work.

View videos of past Pratt Photography Lectures.