Curator Talk: Titus Kaphar's To Be Sold

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Curator Talk: Titus Kaphar's To Be Sold

Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 4:00 pm

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Art Museum

Join Mitra Abbaspour, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, as she discusses Titus Kaphar’s monumental painting To Be Sold (2018). This recent acquisition is Kaphar’s second major work to tackle slavery as it intersects with the history of Princeton University. Following the talk, be sure to attend Kaphar’s artist talk at the Fields Center at 6 p.m.

Titus Kaphar (American, born 1976), To Be Sold, 2018. Oil on canvas with rusted nails, 152.4 × 121.9 × 8.9 cm; with strands: 248.9 × 121.9 × 8.9 cm. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund. © Titus Kaphar