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DESCRIPTION:In this year’s Yadgar Lecture\, artist Wafaa Bilal traces his m
 ultidisciplinary practice at the intersection of performance\, political cr
 itique\, and cultural memory. Drawing from pivotal works such as Domestic T
 ension\, The Things I Could Tell...\, and 168:01\, Bilal reflects on the ev
 olving role of the artist in contexts marked by war\, displacement\, and cu
 ltural erasure. \n\nThrough interactive and participatory interventions\, B
 ilal challenges dominant narratives of spectatorship and authorship\, posit
 ioning the body—both his own and those of his audience—as a site of vulnera
 bility\, resistance\, and relational encounter. His work navigates the tens
 ions between visibility and violence\, trauma and technology\, remembrance 
 and reconstruction. Set against the broader frameworks of post-conflict aes
 thetics and media activism\, and in dialogue with his survey exhibition Ind
 ulge Me (February 1–October 19\, 2025) at the Museum of Contemporary Art Ch
 icago\, this lecture examines how artistic practice can become a generative
  methodology for reimagining public discourse\, reclaiming cultural agency\
 , and confronting the uneven geographies of grief and repair. \n\nLecture i
 s free and open to the public\; no registration required. Presented by the 
 Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Critical Support is provided by the Yadgar F
 amily Endowment\, Bowdoin College. \n\nBowdoin College is committed to prov
 iding an accessible and welcoming environment. Please contact the Events Of
 fice (events@bowdoin.edu or 207-725-3433) with any questions regarding the 
 accessibility of this event and/or to request accommodations. Please note: 
 some accommodations require advance notice and may require documentation of
  a disabling condition.\n\nImage: Self-portrait. Wafaa Bilal\, courtesy of 
 the artist.
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LOCATION:VAC\, VAC Kresge Aud.\, Visual Arts Center\, VAC\, VAC Kresge Aud.
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SUMMARY:Performing Change: An Artist Talk with Wafaa Bilal
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