Panel Discussion | Engaging Modern and Contemporary Art

Distinguished alumni discuss some of the unique challenges involved in collecting and interpreting contemporary art, from the perspectives of collectors, scholars, art dealers, independent curators, and museum board leaders. Featuring Sarah Elson ’84, art historian and collector; Emily Lenz ’04, director, D. Wigmore Fine Art; and Louise Sams ’79, EVP and general counsel for Turner. Introduced by Art Museum Director James Steward and moderated by Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mitra Abbaspour.