Join us Wednesday February 28th at the Ace Hotel Ballroom for a lecture by our first speaker in the series Sarah Meister, Curator in the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art. Sarah Meister will discuss how MoMa's exhibition display practices had a role in the fluctuations of the photography and challenged her previous beliefs on approaching exhibition display. Doors will open at 6pm, and the lecture will begin at 6:30pm.

The event is free and we invite you to stay after the lecture for drinks at the hotel bar.

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Wednesday February 28th, 6PM

Ace Hotel Ballroom
120 Whitfield St
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Sarah Meister is Curator in the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art. She will discuss how MoMA's exhibition display practices played a role in the fluctuations of the photography market and how they challenged her previous beliefs in approaching exhibit installation. Her recent exhibitions include Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction (2017; co-curator) and One and One Is Four: The Bauhaus Photocollages of Josef Albers (2016-17).

We're pleased to announce the 2018 PGH Photo Fair Speaker Series.

Joining us next year for three evenings of informative lectures and engaged conversation will be:

FEBRUARY 28th, 2018

Sarah Meister, Curator, Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art

MARCH 28th, 2018

Jane Jackson, Director Emeritus of The Sir Elton John Photography Collection

APRIL 25th, 2018

Naomi Beckwith, the Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

All events are free and will be held at the Ace Hotel Ballroom. Doors open at 6pm, lectures start at 6:30pm. Afterwards, everyone is invited to stay for drinks at the hotel bar.

Mark your 2018 calendars with the dates!