About this program
Thinking through the work of Tracey Emin, this talk will explore how nonvisual experiences—bodily sensations of pain and pleasure, feelings of heartbreak and longing, memories and dreams—are translated and transfigured in the visual field.
About Bix Archer
Bix Archer is an artist and art worker from San Francisco. She has exhibited work nationally and internationally, and is a two-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Artist Grant. She has also worked as an educator for institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Yale University Art Gallery. She is currently an MFA candidate in painting and printmaking at the Yale School of Art.
Art in Context
Presented by faculty, staff, student guides, and visiting scholars, these gallery talks focus on a particular work of art in the museum’s collections or special exhibitions through an in-depth look at its style, subject matter, technique, or time period.
Top image
Tracey Emin, I Fly, 2024. Acrylic on paper, courtesy of the artist.
