This event is part of the 2024/2025 MVS Proseminar Series and is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

Join James McAnally, the executive and artistic director of Counterpublic, a triennial civic exhibition that weaves contemporary art into the life of St. Louis, for a public lecture on November 19. This event is open to all; no registration required.

McAnally was previously the co-founder and director of The Luminary, an expansive platform for art, thought, and action. Additionally, he serves as the executive editor and co-founder of MARCH: a journal of art & strategy and was a founding member of Common Field, a national network of independent art spaces and organizers.

Image credits: 1) Black Quantum Futurism, SLOWER-THAN-LIGHT SHRINE: IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD commissioned by James McAnally for Counterpublic 2023. Image courtesy of Chris Bauer. 2) Torkwase Dyson, Bird and Lava (Scott Joplin) commissioned by James McAnally for Counterpublic 2023. Image courtesy of Chris Bauer. Headshot: Image courtesy of Kalaija Mallery.