Kahlil Robert Irving (MFA ’17) will present “Archaeology of the Present,” a 2,000-square-foot installation exploring our relationship to the city street, at Washington University in St. Louis’ Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum beginning Feb. 23.
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The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present” Feb. 23 through July 29. An internationally acclaimed artist raised and based in St. Louis, Irving frequently examines issues and topics ranging from memory, race and digital media to Black life and the politics of industrial manufacturing.
Curator Alison Hearst started working on the exhibit during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when many people were isolated indoors and spending even more time looking at screens.