Join the Museum of Contemporary Photography for a lecture by visual artist, researcher and educator Dawit L. Petros in conjunction with his solo exhibition, Prospetto a Mare, on view August 30 – December 20, 2024. The lecture is followed by a reception and book signing of his exhibition publication.
Dawit L. Petros discusses his most recent project, Prospetto a Mare, the latest chapter his long-term investigation of the impact of Italian colonialism and its subsequent imprint on the visual cultures, populations, and built environments of Africa, Europe, and North America. With particular attention to Chicago’s buried links to Italian colonialism, Petros probes the propaganda used to promote Italy’s colonial projects in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Libya, and by extension, the newly formed Italian state; the (aerial)technologies used to dominate occupied countries and simultaneously extol the power of the occupiers; and the imperfect ways in which these histories are inscribed in public and private memory through monuments, storytelling, archives, and photography.
The exhibition publication is available for purchase online and at the museum. Lectures in Photography is made possible in partnership with Columbia College Chicago’s School of Visual Arts.
Note: Originally planned for October 16, this lecture has been rescheduled to November 13, 2024.
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
