Art as a “Catalyst for Conversations”: A Conversation with Philbrook Curator Susan Green, by Michelle Johnson

Culture Adrian Aguilera (Mexican, b. 1981) and Betelhem Makonnen (Ethiopian American, b. 1972), untitled (a flag for John Lewis or a green screen placeholder for an America that is yet to be), 2020 (installation view). Printed standard flag fabric, 144 x 240 in. Courtesy of the artists. © Adrian Aguilera and Betelhem Makonnen. From the Limitations of Now, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 14, 2021–September 5, 2021. The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has two exhibits this summer that connect with literature. The first, From the Limitations of Now, borrows its title from Oklahoma-born Ralph Ellison, author of The Invisible Man. The second, Dalí’s Alice in Wonderland, explores Salvador Dalí as illustrator of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. A third exhibit, Views of Greenwood, explores the Tulsa neighborhood that was all but destroyed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the centennial of which is this year. WLT’s Spring 2021 issue cover feature is devoted to reflections on that centennial. Here, WLT’s culture editor visits with Philbrook curator Susan Green about these exhibits and her artistic inspirations. Michelle Johnson: As the Marcia Manhart Endowed Associate Curator for Contemporary Art & Design, what is your role at Philbrook? Susan Green: I am incredibly lucky to work as part of a dedicated curatorial team that develops exhibitions, installations, and programming for the... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'

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