Exhibition Walkthrough: Susu Attar & Kris Kuramitsu
Exhibition Walkthrough | Oct. 27, 2018, 1-2pm
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TMR Deputy Director and Head of Program Kris Kuramitsu leads a walkthrough of Isthmus with artist Susu Attar.
About the Walkthrough.
Artist Susu Attar discusses her process and interdisciplinary practice with TMR Deputy Director and Head of Program Kris Kuramitsu during a guided walkthrough of her exhibition, Isthmus. The two will discuss the role that images in mass media play in constructing contemporary narratives.
About the Participants.
Susu Attar (b. 1982, Iraq) is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work has been included in exhibitions in Montreal, Mexico City, San Francisco, Dubai, and Minneapolis, among other cities. In 2018, she held two artist residencies in Los Angeles: one at The Main Museum, and the other as one of the inaugural participants in the +LAB Artist Residency through the Little Tokyo Service Center. She was also a finalist for the 2018 Los Angeles Artadia Award. Attar's practice extends to theatrical production and exhibition curating. Notably, she is a member of the SEPIA Collective, a women of color art collective whose work includes a traveling exhibition, ICONIC: Black Panther, in which artists respond to the legacy of the Black Panther Party. She has also co-produced and designed Haram, an experimental theatrical production inspired by the poetry of her mentor Dr. Maher Hathout. She holds a BA from San Francisco State University in Painting and Conceptual Information Art.
Kris Kuramitsu is TMR’s Deputy Director and Head of Program.
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Walkthrough: Susu Attar & Kris Kuramitsu is organized by TMR and presented in conjunction with Susu Attar: Isthmus.
TMR's program is made possible with the support of its Board of Directors, Big Mistake Patron Group, International Council, and Contemporary Council.
Photo Credit: The Mistake Room. Copyright 2018. The Mistake Room Inc.