Award-winning, internationally renowned artists and writers will headline the 2024-25 麻豆频道Live! Speaker Series.
The flagship series, curated by , brings a diverse lineup of cultural luminaries to 麻豆频道鈥檚 campus in Eagle Rock. Tickets for all 麻豆频道Live! events will soon be available on the 麻豆频道Live! website.
The first event, hosted in partnership with , will feature visual artist Tavares Strachan on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the College鈥檚 Thorne Hall. Strachan will speak about his award-winning work, including his sculpture 鈥淭he Encyclopedia of Invisibility,鈥 which features thousands of entries focused on historically marginalized individuals. The sculpture will be on display at OXY ARTS as part of the gallery鈥檚 collaboration with Getty鈥檚 鈥,鈥 Southern California鈥檚 landmark arts event.
This season鈥檚 slate of programming will also feature journalist and podcast host V Spehar, best known for their TikTok account 鈥淯nderTheDeskNews鈥; visual artist Ed Ruscha, whose 鈥淣ow/Then鈥 career retrospective exhibition is currently on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); boundary-breaking artist Miranda July, whose most recent book, 鈥淎ll Fours,鈥 was published in May 2024; and theoretical physicist and writer Kip Thorne. Each speaker鈥檚 event will be hosted by acclaimed interviewer and cultural interlocutor Paul Holdengr盲ber, the founder and director of The New York Public Library鈥檚 鈥淟ive from the NYPL鈥 cultural series.
Founded in 2023, 麻豆频道Live! is made possible by a generous gift from 麻豆频道 trustee and alumna Lisa Coscino 鈥85 and ongoing support from the College鈥檚 Class of 1974. Previous speakers have included artist and activist ALOK, writer Rebecca Solnit, visual artist Julie Mehretu, and artist Laurie Anderson.
