Artist Talk - Linda Bond

Artist Talk - Linda Bond

Tuesday March 3, 2:00-3:00pm

In preparation for a large solo exhibition at Drexel University next fall, Linda Bond will be using the Artcubator as a dedicated space to explore Understanding Histories, a large scale installation project currently in progress. Understanding Histories began as a personal history lesson. Reading several works including Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, Stephen Kinzer’s Overthrow and All the Shah’s Men and, more recently, Medea Benjamin’s Inside Iran helped Bond understand the United States’ complicated history with the Middle East and South Asia. This project is comprised of a series of drawings using both text and image to chronicle significant historic moments that have contributed to the current unrest in that part of the world. When needed, additional information will be added to document current events. While in the Artcubator, Bond will be working on developing Understanding Histories into a large scale wall installation which will eventually incorporate ten country pages (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Syria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia). Linda is currently on faculty at MassArt and is a scholar in residence at Brandeis University. www.lindabondart.com