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STAFFORD TOWNSHIP – “What is art?” is a question as old as art itself. See how frictions that flared for daring 19th century artists still echo today during “Whistler, the Impressionists, and a Duct-Taped Banana” at the Ocean County Library Stafford Branch, 7 PM Wednesday, May 28.
Stockton University Professor Kate Ogden’s lively discussion highlights American expatriate James McNeill Whistler and his French Impressionist colleagues who led the avant-garde of their day. Whistler once sued a critic who disparaged his work. You will discover the lineage of this historic group of painters down to Maurizio Cattelan, the artist who in 2019 duct-taped a banana to a wall and declared it to be “art.”
The Pine Shores Art Association (PSAA), for whom Professor Ogden has conducted programs since 1992, presents the program. Enjoy light refreshments at 6:30 PM before the program and view works by PSAA members on the Branch’s main level.
Please register at https://tinyurl.com/OclStfOgden to attend this free program. For more information, visit or call the OCL Stafford Branch, 129 North Main Street, Manahawkin, (609) 597-3381. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.
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