TALKS
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
May 1, 2023
THE BLACK BAROQUE PROJECT
Visiting Artist Interviews: Harmonia Rosales
A Black Baroque conversation between Los Angeles based artist Harmonia Rosales and art historian Sophia Q. McCabe. The two discuss how Rosales's work engages with and subverts Baroque art to tell new stories of belonging through her reimaginations of 17th-century paintings that visualize the stories of the orishas, the survival of the Yoruba religion through the African diaspora, and Black female beauty and Black empowerment.
MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART
March 10, 2023
HARMONIA ROSALES: MASTER NARRATIVE
A conversation between Los Angeles-based artist Harmonia Rosales and exhibition curator Dr. Patricia Daigle, MBMA Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. This event is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Harmonia Rosales: Master Narrative.
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THE GETTY CENTER
December 10, 2022
MODERNIZING MARY: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS REINTERPRET AN ICON
The depiction of the Virgin Mary in visual art is a tradition stretching back almost 2,000 years. Her popularity over the centuries is well represented by many artworks in the Getty Museum, but Mary also continues to inspire contemporary artists. In this conversation, participants draw out the enduring appeal of this figure who serves as both an icon of compassionate devotion and cultural celebration, or an emblem of religious tradition and oppression to critique. Exploring why contemporary artists remain attracted to the many symbolisms of the Virgin Mary helps us understand how a visual theme that originated in the Middle Ages still has resonance today.
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UTA ARTIST SPACE
November 26, 2022
IN CONVERSATION: DEBORAH ROBERTS & HARMONIA ROSALES
Harmonia Rosales and Deborah Roberts discuss challenging the notion of ideal beauty from a marginalized perspective.
UTA ARTIST SPACE
October 28, 2022
IN CONVERSATION: HARMONIA ROSALES & ROBIN COSTE LEWIS – UTA ARTIST SPACE
In preparation for Harmonia Rosales’ GARDEN OF EVE exhibit, the artist and poet Robin Coste Lewis discuss artistic practices and reframing hegemonic narrative.