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JRA Distinguished Artist Lecture: Elizabeth Brim

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JRA Distinguished Artist Lecture: Elizabeth Brim

Details

Date:
Sunday, May 5th, 2019
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost:
FREE

Venue

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
AU Museum 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, dc, 20016
Phone:
(202) 885-2787
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Description

As a blacksmith, Elizabeth Brim has forged a place for herself in a male-dominated field. She plays on that contrast in her work with her "unique juxtaposition of the feminine and the ferrous." Brim has been called a "rebel," spending her time hammering hot steel while wearing her signature pearls. The resulting forms—a fancy shoe, a lacey camisole, a bench layered in frilly cloth—are decidedly "girly" objects all rendered expertly in hard metal. In this way, she not only makes wonderful and sought-after artistic objects, but also salient social commentary.

Free and open to all, no RSVP required.

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