This panel offers a frank and informal conversation about the unique and evolving relationship between an artist and her gallerists. Smith will discuss her early collaborations including with the Kamoinge Workshop and the subjects of her first photographs, how she came to work with her present galleries, and their joint journey leading up to major her solo exhibitions at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2023.
Ming Smith, photographer, New York
Karen Jenkins-Johnson, Principal Director, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Los Angeles
Georgia Lurie, Director, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London
Nicola Vassell, Founder & CEO, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York
Moderator: Drew Sawyer, Phillip Leonian and Edith Rosenbaum Leonian Curator, Brooklyn Museum, New York|
The Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 Conversations program is curated by Emily Butler.