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Gallery Talk: Candida Höfer’s Turks in Germany 1979

Candida Höfer, Untitled, from the projection Turks in Germany 1979, 1979. Slide projection with 80 color slides, 35 mm. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund, 2019.126. © Candida Höfer, Cologne; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.

Gallery Talk

Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Research fellow Katherine Mintie will discuss Candida Höfer’s photographic series Turks in Germany 1979. The talk is offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Crossing Lines, Constructing Home, on view through January 5, 2020 in the Special Exhibitions Gallery on Level 3.

Our galleries are full of stories—this series of drop-in talks gives visitors a chance to hear the best ones! The talks highlight new works on view, take a fresh look at old favorites, investigate artists’ materials and techniques, and reveal the latest discoveries by curators, conservators, fellows, visiting artists, technologists, and other contributors.

Offered by:
Katherine Mintie, John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Research Fellow in Photography

Free with museums admission. Gallery talks are limited to 15 people and tickets are required. Ten minutes before each talk, tickets will become available at the admissions desk.

Please meet in the Calderwood Courtyard, in front of the digital screens between the shop and the admissions desk. Museums staff will be on hand to collect tickets.