The series aims to augment the already rich art and photography scene in Pittsburgh with speakers who will focus on the nuts and bolts of collecting including connoisseurship, the state of the art, and an insider’s view of the market.
Esa Epstein is the Executive Director of sepiaEYE Gallery. She was the the Executive Director and Curator of SEPIA International and The Alkazi Collection from 1995-2009. Esa has published eight titles on modern and contemporary photography including Atul Bhalla: Yamuna Walk (sepiaEYE & UW Press, 2011), Jungjin Lee: Wind, essays by Eugenia Parry and Vicki Goldberg (Aperture/SEPIA, 2009); Ketaki Sheth: Bombay Mix, preface by Suketu Mehta (Dewi Lewis/SEPIA, 2007); and Vivan Sundaram: Re-take of Amrita, essays by Vivan Sundaram and Wu Hung (SEPIA, 2006). Esa Epstein has helped build an impressive collection of Indian photography and, along the way, has offered her expertise to both private and public collections.
The Speaker Series takes place each year leading up to the Fair in late September. All events are free and open to the public.
2020/04/22 - 2020/04/22
Ace Hotel
120 South Whitfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA