On February 25th, guests joined the Moody for its signature Artists-in-Dialogue event featuring visual artist Byron Kim and poet Mei-mei Berssenbrugge for a conversation around the topic of water. Kim, the at-the-time season's Leslie and Brad Bucher Artist-in-Residence, discussed his paintings that evoke the ocean, notably a series of new works created for the exhibition Artists and the Rothko Chapel: 50 Years of Inspiration on view at the Moody. He touched upon the multiple sources he draws from, ranging from the visual arts to literature and science. Bersenbrugge is the author of fourteen books of poetry, and has collaborated with many artists. Her work has been rewarded by two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, two American Book Awards, and other honors. Her book, A Treatise on Stars, received the Bollingen Prize for Poetry.  She has been associated with the Language School, the poetry of the New York School, and her writing has been impacted  by phenomenology, science, nature, and visual art.

The conversation was led by Frauke V. Josenhans, Associate Curator at the Moody, and took place via Zoom.

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