The Record Happenings

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024

‘Santiago Sierra’ exhibit opens Feb. 23

“Santiago Sierra: 52 Canvases Exposed to the Mexico City Air” will open Feb. 23 at the Kemper Art Museum. The installation highlights the contaminants — the ozone, carbon monoxide, and sulfur and nitrogen oxides — that can slowly but surely poison urban environments. The exhibition opening also will launch the campus series “Ecology Now! Art + Humanities in the Anthropocene.”

Upcoming events

FEB

International Writers Series: Mona Kareem

5:30–7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15

Poet and translator Mona Kareem will join Safa Khatib, a doctoral candidate in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, for a conversation on Kareem’s poetry books. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room.

FEB

Neighbor’s Day at Bears game

4:30–8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16

WashU Neighborhood CARE will host Neighbor’s Day at the Bears basketball doubleheader. The university community is invited to enjoy free admission, snacks and family fun. Athletic Complex.

FEB

Coral Courts Lecture: Fernanda Canales

5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19

Architect Fernanda Canales will be the guest lecturer in the Sam Fox School’s Public Lecture Series. Canales is based in Mexico City and committed to design, urban planning and research. Steinberg Hall Auditorium.

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Great Artists Series: DoosTrio

7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19

The Great Artists Series continues Feb. 19 with DoosTrio, a world music supergroup featuring Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man and Sandeep Das, all Grammy nominees and members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble.

Looking ahead

FEB

‘Black Networked Resistance’ book talk

4–5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22

FEB

Kemper Art Museum tour: ‘The Body in Pieces’

1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24

FEB

Faculty book celebration: ‘In Defense of Tackiness’

4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28

Exhibits and ongoing events

‘Homage’ traveling Black history exhibit

The Department of African and African-American Studies in Arts & Sciences, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and the offices of Institutional Equity and of Supplier Diversity join together to present a journey through Black history and culture. The exhibit will be on display noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall.

MAR

Save the Date

Take Care Health Fair on Medical Campus

10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12