Xaviera Simmons, Pat Steir, & Charles Gaines!
Today we celebrated two female artists for Women's History Month brought to us by Katje: installation & political artist Xaviera Simmons & abstract visualist Pat Steir. Later we segued to a look at Charles Gaines's Moving Chains, a giant installation where visitors can go into a barge-like structure & hear, view the chains of a slave ship. Xaviera Simmons, Crises Makes a Book Club, 2020 Pat Steir, Blue River, 2005 Xaviera Simmons article -- link -- Examples of Xaviera Simmon's work -- link -- Xaviera Simmons's Canoes "Convene" -- link -- Pat Steir -- link -- Pat Steir studio visit video -- link -- Pat Steir longer video -- link -- Examples of Pat Steir's work -- link -- Charles Gaines Moving Chains -- link -- Charles Gaines Moving Chains, more info -- link -- Charles Gaines, Moving Chains, 2022