Politics of the Visual: Alexandra Foradas

Alexandra Foradas presents Technologies of Magic: Contemporary Artists and Rituals, Talismans, and Folklore on October 16, 2024 at 6:30pm, MOSAIC Event Space (49 Main St, North Adams)

The opacity lent by the convergence of technology and magic offers fertile ground for contemporary artists: for seeking power, solace, and healing, and for refusing systems’ efforts to control their lives and stories. Alexandra Foradas discusses two curatorial projects—Like Magic and Osman Khan’s Road to Hybridabad, both at MASS MoCA—that address technologies of magic including rituals, talismans, prayer, folklore, AI, divination, and more.

Alexandra Foradas (she/they) is an art historian and Curator at MASS MoCA, where she has organized exhibitions by Osman Khan, Jason Moran, EJ Hill, Lady Pink, Taryn Simon, Jenny Holzer, Janice Kerbel, and the group exhibitions Like Magic, Deep Water, Kissing through a Curtain, and Bibliothecaphilia. They currently teach at RISD.

"Politics of the Visual" is a 2024-25 lecture series exploring pressing inquiries about the political dimensions of visuality and representation, power structures of looking, and phenomena of spectacle. The series is organized by Dr. Victoria Papa and supported by Hardman Special Initiatives and MOSAIC.

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