Courtesy Alisan Fine Arts

Join Alisan Fine Arts as they celebrate their latest exhibition, Hidden Stories, with an evening reception on October 30th and an Artist Talk featuring one of the exhibiting artists, René Balcer, in conversation with Patricia Marroquin Norby, Associate Curator of Native American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the afternoon of November 2!

Hidden Stories
Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 30 from 6-8pm
October 30 – December 21, 2024

Hidden Stories features six contemporary artists who work with photography as their primary medium. The artists in the exhibition are all storytellers; René Balcer, Stephen King and Myeong Soo Kim form narratives through their depictions of natural landscape, while South Ho, Ho Tam and Pixy Liao’s imagery is more personal, showing glimpses of everyday life, cityscapes and moments that enter the surreal.

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Artist Talk
Hidden Stories: The Arctic 
Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 2pm

This special conversation between artist René Balcer and Patricia Marroquin Norby, Associate Curator of Native American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will delve into the stories behind Balcer’s photographs of Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic, enriched by Patricia’s unique insights.

René Balcer began his photography career in 1968. Eschewing studio work and staged images, Balcer seeks natural compositions that convey a sense of disquietude and an implied or hidden narrative, as well as images that engage his interest in social justice.

Ms. Norby made history in 2020 as the Met’s first full-time curator of Native American art. She has since curated a number of groundbreaking exhibitions during her tenure at the museum.

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