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DESCRIPTION:Community Engagement and Dialogue The Summer Series program features some of the most influential artists of our time\, exploring the work of world-renowned creators in conversation with today’s leading critics\, curators\, and collectors. Join us for a conversation in Schermer Meeting Hall at Anderson Ranch Arts Center with Aliza Nisenbaum and Jane Panetta. Summer Series lectures are free\, open to the public\, and available in person or via livestream. Registration is appreciated. Born in Mexico City\, Aliza Nisenbaum makes portrait paintings that are manifestations of exchanges with her subjects over time. Collaborating with communities\, she employs the focused attention of observational painting to create the conditions for close-looking. Distinct social groups are foregrounded\, including immigrant communities\, dancers\, members of grassroot organizations\, subway\, airport\, and health workers. Nisenbaum engages with these groups on various levels\, sharing resources\, skills and ultimately\, through the intimacy of portraiture as social representation. Through lengthy engagement with her subjects\, the artist gains a deeper understanding of individual and collective histories\, and accords a dignity to the exchange– that exceeds the space of portraiture. Often lushly decorated with patterned textiles found in her sitter’s homes and tiles from workplace settings\, Nisenbaum makes visible the material conditions\, friendships and alliances of particular work and leisure environments. In June 2026\, a 70ft mural by Nisenbaum will be unveiled at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago\, IL. From September 2023 through August 2024\, Nisenbaum’s work was featured at the Metropolitan Opera House. Curated by Dodie Kazanjian\, the four paintings at the Met chronicle Nisenbaum’s year-long relationship with the “Divas” (singers) of the opera La Traviata\, as well as the support staff\, essential to the House’s operation. At the end of May 2024\, the artist unveiled a commissioned mosaic by the Queens Museum and LaGuardia Airport\, at the airport’s new Terminal C. Nisenbaum’s mural focuses on sixteen Delta and Port Authority employees\, including service providers who keep the terminal running smoothly each day. The work is based on a painting that includes pilots\, flight attendants\, police officers\, firefighters\, customer service agents\, Urban Pathways staff (homeless outreach)\, taxi dispatchers\, and individuals working in facilities and maintenance. Together\, these employees represent the strength and diversity of the Delta and Port Authority community\; as individuals\, their dynamic poses and convey their unique personalities and indelible contributions to their workplace. Jane Panetta joined The Met in 2023\, where she’s ushered in major acquisitions\, recently curated The Genesis Facade Commission: Jeffrey Gibson\, The Animal That Therefore I Am (2025) and is working closely on the forthcoming Tang Wing. Previously\, Panetta served as the Nancy and Fred Poses Curator and Director of the Collection at the Whitney Museum\, where she oversaw acquisitions and collection displays\, co-directed long-term planning for the collection. At the Whitney\, she served on the curatorial team for America Is Hard to See (2015)\, co-curated the 2019 Whitney Biennial\, and organized solo presentations of the work of Njideka Akunyili Crosby\, Willa Nasatir\, Juan Antonio Olivares\, Jennifer Packer\, and Rose B. Simpson. Prior to this\, she worked at The Museum of Modern Art on monographic exhibitions including Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul (2006)\, Richard Serra: Forty Years (2007)\, and James Ensor (2009). Panetta received her B.A. from Haverford College and her M.A. in Art History from Hunter College and serves on the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Public Art Consortium.    2026 Summer Series Supporters We want to extend a special thank you to the following donors and sponsors\, whose generosity supports the Summer Series programming. Presented by Melony and Adam Lewis in honor of Toby Devan Lewis   Sarah Arison and Tom Wilhelm Jill and Jay Bernstein Melissa and John Ceriale Rona and Jeffrey Citrin Eleanore and Domenico De Sole Sherry and Joe Felson J. Scott Francis and Susan Gordon\, Francis Family Foundation Anna and Matt Freedman Jennifer and Brian Hermelin Barbara and Jonathan Lee Katie and Amnon Rodan Ellen Susman Leigh and Reggie Smith Robin and Mark Tebbe  To join this esteemed community of donors who play a crucial role in sustaining this program\, kindly contact Gretchen Cole\, our Director of Development\, at gcole@andersonranch.org. Media Sponsors: artnet ARTnews The Art Newspaper California Home + Design Ocula 
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SUMMARY:Summer Series: <br>Aliza Nisenbaum and Jane Panetta
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