Join us for an illuminating presentation on the development of corporate art collecting in the United States and how corporate collecting relates to advertising and the history of both business and art. In the mid-20th century, corporations started to collect more abstract art and moved away from social realism and regionalism. The presentation will be given by Sandra Lang, Director of the Visual Arts Administration M.A. Program in the Department of Art and Art Professions at New York University’s Steinhard School of Culture, Education and Human Development.

Sandra Lang, Director and Associate Faculty, Visual Arts Administration MA Program, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University
Sandra Lang has extensive experience in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Formerly Administrative Director, Art Advisory Service, The Museum of Modern Art, and Executive Director, Independent Curators International. She has advised corporations and not-for-profit organizations on administrative, programmatic and fundraising issues including strategic plans, policy and procedures, exhibition development and tours, acquisitions and commissions of art, feasibility studies, communications programs, budgeting and contracts.

THURSDAY EVENING LECTURE AND PERFORMANCE SERIES
Real or Imagined? Adventures in Visual Culture
Thursdays July 7, 14, 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18, 25
5:30 p.m.
Enjoy this engaging series of talks and performances inspired by Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World, and the persuasive power of visual imagery in its many forms. Free for Museum members, or included with Museum admission. Reservations are suggested.