Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts, Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA
Canadian artist Jeff Wall’s groundbreaking photographic work evokes both the cinema screen and the grandest history paintings, deftly mining picture-making traditions, imaging technology, and avant-garde innovation. Says the artist, “I realized that there was something that Manet did that I wanted to do – he came into a relation with tradition without continuing it.” Join Willsdon for an insightful look at Wall’s influential body of work.