Images courtesy of Keith Piper (left) and Elisa Sighicelli (right, photo by Paolo Pellegrin).

Artists Keith Piper and Elisa Sighicelli will each give presentations on the political and artistic inspirations for their works currently on view in Narrative Obsession in the Post-Colonial Psyche, followed by a conversation with the Foundation’s Curator George Bolster.

All events are free and open to the public, with RSVPs requested. On the day of the program, the gallery will be open from 11am for exhibition viewing, with select works obstructed from 5:30pm due to the event setup. The discussion will begin by 6:30pm. Info on accessing our space can be found here. Email us with any questions.

Keith Piper (born 1960) is a British artist and academic. His creative practice responds to specific social and political issues, historical relationships and geographical sites. Adopting a research driven approach, and using a variety of media, his work has ranged from painting, through photography and installation to a use of digital media, video and computer based interactivity. Piper was a founder member of the groundbreaking BLK Art Group, an association of black British art students, mostly based in the West Midlands region of the UK. He currently works in the Fine Art Department at Middlesex University, London.

Elisa Sighicelli was born in 1968 in Turin, Italy. Fluctuation between stillness and motion, video and photography, Sighicelli's work scrutinizes ordinary things, in an attempt to make them intensely ordinary. In her work, images are revealed through light; darkness transforms reality and allows the image to be open and suggestive. She received her B.A. (Honors) in 1995 from Kingston University, London, and her M.F.A. in 1997 from Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London. Recent solo shows include “Santiago,” Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Spain (2000); Fondation Salomon, France (2003); Fondation pour l'art contemporain Claudine et Jean–Marc Salomon, France (2003); “Pitfall,” Národní Muzeum, Prague (2004); “Sottovoce,” Palazzo delle Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Italy (2005); and GAM, (Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea), Italy (2007). Sighicelli currently lives and works in London, England.

Image description: Two headshots. On the left, a bald Black man with a goatee wearing a dark blazer, smiling softly at the camera. On the right, a white woman with mid-length hair and arms crossed, wearing a top with large horizontal stripes.