2024 Yaseen Lecture: Feminism and Body Freedom with Emily McElwreath, Marilyn Minter & Jasmine Wahi

The Yaseen Lectures on the Fine Arts bring acclaimed scholars and artists to the Neuberger Museum of Art and Purchase College, SUNY to discuss their work as it relates to contemporary ideas and issues.
This year, we will host a program centered on feminism and body freedom moderated by Emily McElwreath ’05, independent curator and host of The Art Career Podcast; Marilyn Minter, an internationally recognized artist who creates photographs, painting, and videos that offer nuanced representations of women; and Jasmine Wahi, founder and co-director of Project for Empty Space, a nonprofit organization in New York City and Newark, New Jersey, in addition to having a multifaceted curatorial practice.
The discussion will explore contemporary theoretical frameworks related to feminism, bodily autonomy, and gender equity, with particular attention on how contemporary art, in conjunction with community organizing and activism, functions as a transformative agent, extending its influence beyond the realm of the arts.
This conversation was curated by Diana Jean Puglisi, Curator of Education, Neuberger Museum of Art. The introduction to the lecture is given by Tracy Fitzpatrick, Director, Neuberger Museum of Art.
ABOUT THE YASEEN LECTURES ON THE FINE ARTS
This lecture series, which began in 1974, was endowed by the late Leonard C. Yaseen and his wife Helen, former residents of Larchmont, New York, who financed a similar series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featured speakers have included Gordon Parks, Claes Oldenburg, Maya Angelou, Faith Ringgold, Chuck Close, John Shearer, Hank Willis Thomas, and Purchase College alumnus Fred Wilson. The legacy of the Yaseens’s gift continues today through the support of Roger Yaseen and his family in honor of his parents. The Yaseen Lectures on the Fine Arts Fund is stewarded by The New York Community Trust.