On the occasion of artist Anj Smith’s exhibition ‘Anj Smith. Drifting Habitations,’ her first in New York in nearly ten years, and celebrating the release of Hauser & Wirth Publishers’ new book accompanying the exhibition, please join us for a talk with the artist and renowned psychologist Dr. Orna Guralnik.
The new publication ‘Anj Smith: Drifting Habitations’ presents the artist’s latest body of work, where ecologically devastated landscapes are host to liminal beings and creatures. Smith’s luscious paintings invite viewers to consider the fluidity of their perceptions of the world. The book features a conversation between Guralnik and the artist, discussing themes such as plurality, rewilding and repurposing.
To increase accessibility to this exciting program, the in-person event will also be livestreamed on hauserwirth.com at 3 pm ET, 12 pm PT and 8 PM GMT.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.
Whether attending in person or online, reservations are required.
About Anj Smith
Anj Smith’s work negotiates the space between the genres of portraiture, landscape and still-life. In her interrogation and celebration of the medium of painting, alluring flora and fauna—from vines, flowers, and ivy to ambiguous creatures and human figures—populate ecologically devastated landscapes. Refusing fast consumption, her work explores issues of gender, ecology, anxiety, and eroticism.
About Dr. Orna Guralnik
Dr. Orna Guralnik is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. She is on the faculty of the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and writes and teaches on the intersection of politics, dissociation, and psychoanalysis. She is on the editorial boards of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and Studies in Gender & Sexuality. Guralnik is the therapist on the Showtime documentary series Couples Therapy.
