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Gallery Talks at Dia:Beacon are a series of presentations that take place the last Saturday of every month at 1 pm and are free with admission to the museum. Focused on the work of the artists in Dia's collection, the one-hour presentations are given by curators, art historians, and writers, and take place in museum's galleries.
Gallery Talks at Dia:Beacon are a series of presentations that take place the last Saturday of every month at 1 pm and are free with admission to the museum. Focused on the work of the artists in Dia's collection, the one-hour presentations are given by curators, art historians, and writers, and take place in museum's galleries.
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Kenneth Goldsmith, Poet, Founding editor of UbuWeb, Senior Editor of Penn Sound, University of Pennsylvania, will lecture on:
Andy Warhol
Reservations for Gallery Talks are suggested by calling Dia:Beacon at 845-440-0100 ext 44.
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