Upcoming Programming
Juliet Schor: Re-thinking Materialism: From competitive consumption to the eco-habitus
Iris Nights Lecture Series
Juliet Schor will discuss the consequences of a consumer culture obsessed with wealth and “fast fashion,” outlining a better path for society that is grounded in true materialism and ecological sanity.
The Real Deal: Behind the Scenes of Reality TV
with Whitney Port, Tim Rosenman, Bill Langworthy and Bennett Graebner
Even if you think reality TV is the decline of modern civilization, you need to hear the true drama behind the shows, straight from those behind the camera and in front.
Exhibits On View
Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield
Apr 8, 2017 - Aug 13, 2017
GENERATION WEALTH by Lauren Greenfield weaves two-and-a-half decades of work into an epic narrative that charts our growing obsession with wealth.
Upcoming Exhibits
Cuba Is
Sep 9, 2017 - Mar 4, 2018
Revealing complexities on--and off--the island, Cuba Is explores aspects of Cuba not easily accessed by foreigners--and sometimes not even by Cubans themselves.
Iris Nights Lecture Series
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Renée C. Byer: Living on a Dollar a Day: The Lives and Faces of the World’s Poor
Renée C. Byer speaks about her internationally acclaimed book, Living on a Dollar a Day: The Lives and Faces of the World’s Poor, which illuminates the stories of people living on the brink of survival and invites us to put an end to extreme poverty. -
Myles Little: One Percent: Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality
Curator Myles Little (“a rising leader and visionary” according to The Huffington Post) will walk audiences through the genesis of his new project, its roots in MoMA’s historic Family of Man exhibit, and a slideshow of these extraordinary, timely images. -
Lauren Greenfield: GENERATION WEALTH
Lauren Greenfield discusses the 25-year journey behind the making of her thought-provoking GENERATION WEALTH project, culminating in her new exhibit and a documentary feature. -
Bruce Gilden: In The Crowd
Photographer Bruce Gilden will discuss his life’s work, which centers on street photography and often-overlooked subjects. -
Catherine Opie: Life and Work
Catherine Opie discusses her life and work, including her iconic photography series of portraits and American urban landscapes. -
Chris Buck: UNEASY: Portraits 1986-2016
Chris Buck discusses the full scope of his career, including the stories behind photo sessions with subjects such as President Barack Obama, Joaquin Phoenix, Lena Dunham, Snoop Dogg and many more. -
Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst: Relationship
Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst discuss the series of photographs they took, over a period of six years, to document the story of their romantic and creative collaboration. -
Giselle Fernández: Coming Home to Yourself
Giselle Fernández discusses how an eclectic, artistic and multicultural upbringing fueled her career in journalism, as well as her business, politics, passions, profession and philanthropy. -
Candace Feit: In Search of the Feminine in the Divine
Candace Feit discusses how her photographic process helped tell the story of the transgender community in southern India by using subtle, in-between moments to illuminate deeper truths. -
Dr. Michael Lomax: L.A. In My Rear-View Mirror
Dr. Michael Lomax discusses his formative years and how relocating from Los Angeles to the Deep South thrust him into the center of the civil rights movement. -
Thelma Golden: Iris Nights
Thelma Golden discusses her life and career in the art world.
Stories Behind the Photographs
- In 2007 I met Jackie Siegel at a party at the Versace boutique in Beverly Hills hosted by Donatella Versace, whom I was photographing for Elle. At that time, Jackie, the wife of time-share billionaire David Siegel, was spending more than $1 million a year on shopping. I made a photograph of Jackie and two of her friends holding Versace handbags that Time magazine published in its 2007 "Pictures of the Year" issue as representative of the "new Gilded Age.
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